Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
1
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
7
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
86
84
82
58
153
258
348
297
230
142
86
164
140
117
91
86
82
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:55PM1.79m
8:40AM1.27m
8:42PM1.76m
9:23AM1.32m
9:26PM1.67m
Low Tide
2:38AM-0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
3:19AM-0.02m
3:08PM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
11
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
6
11
12
11
12
11
8
7
7
10
13
11
13
14
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