Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.7° C
0.9° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
11
1.1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
64
26
25
18
9
9
6
12
12
12
6
12
192
374
220
161
153
155
259
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:59PM1.27m
3:51AM0.87m
4:04PM1.30m
5:01AM0.89m
5:01PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.50m
9:07AM0.57m
11:13PM0.45m
10:15AM0.55m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
16
15
13
13
16
19
18
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
15
Feels °C
19
20
17
12
12
11
10
11
15
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
14
14
12
12
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