
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 47 | 107 | 100 | 125 | 38 | 26 | 55 | 39 | 88 | 63 | 86 | 59 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.35m | 1:06AM1.12m | 1:57PM1.39m | 2:20AM1.03m | 3:02PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:13AM0.32m | 8:34PM0.42m | 8:12AM0.38m | 9:55PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
17 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 47 | 107 | 100 | 125 | 38 | 25 | 55 | 39 | 88 | 63 | 86 | 59 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
2 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 16 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | NE 8 | SE 13 | S 9 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | ENE 9 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 14 | — | 16 | 3 | 21 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 2 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 8 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 16 | 39 | 38 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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