Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.4° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2970
2246
1868
1652
1522
1393
1434
1367
1412
1538
1588
1675
1768
1803
2328
2507
2507
2232
2035
1814
1518
1334
1142
1039
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:43PM1.37m
12:48PM1.19m
00:31AM1.29m
1:39PM1.26m
1:27AM1.20m
2:33PM1.33m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.49m
6:25AM0.21m
6:31PM0.51m
7:06AM0.23m
7:37PM0.51m
7:53AM0.26m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
11
9
11
11
10
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
21
0.1
E
16
0.9
ESE
14
0.2
S
16
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
1.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
5
9
5
323
21
2035
1814
1518
1334
1142
426
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
18
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
4
3
5
5
6
229
265
476
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
2970
2246
1868
1652
1522
1393
1434
1367
1412
1538
1588
1675
1768
1803
2328
2507
2507
2232
1039
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
275
282
282
253
208
153
120
82
82
82
43
40
40
40
40
43
46
82
46
46
0
0
0
43
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Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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