
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 89 | 83 | 183 | 118 | 154 | 132 | 207 | 178 | 111 | 106 | 89 | 167 | 183 | 277 | 220 | 249 | 297 | 186 | 181 | 220 | 282 | 286 | 256 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:51AM0.98m | 4:29PM1.25m | 5:40AM1.07m | 5:23PM1.28m | 6:20AM1.18m | 6:12PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.62m | 11:21PM0.35m | 11:14AM0.56m | 00:01AM0.29m | 12:08PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
60 | 45 | 47 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 139 | 114 | 111 | 106 | 89 | 3 | 3 | 178 | 2 | 2 | 214 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 | 32 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
97 | 89 | 83 | 183 | 118 | 154 | 132 | 207 | 178 | — | — | — | 167 | 183 | 277 | 220 | 249 | 297 | 186 | 181 | 220 | 282 | 286 | 256 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 420 | 423 | 282 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 132 | 550 | 433 | 282 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 85 | 132 | 132 | 700 | 23 | 23 |
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