Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.6° 

Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
263
218
214
214
175
175
175
129
129
126
98
96
94
73
71
64
46
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:59AM1.03m
2:51PM1.30m
3:05AM0.94m
3:46PM1.32m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.51m
8:02AM0.41m
9:32PM0.51m
8:50AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
12
11
13
19
20
18
16
14
13
13
15
18
17
13
11
Feels °C
12
13
11
10
8
9
15
18
15
12
10
10
10
10
11
8
5
3
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