Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1198
839
589
486
471
443
252
169
136
108
387
866
1556
2644
2473
1878
1345
1162
1343
1330
1249
1178
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:02AM1.12m
6:01PM1.63m
6:50AM1.21m
6:51PM1.66m
7:33AM1.31m
7:37PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.36m
00:46AM0.08m
12:29PM0.28m
1:28AM0.04m
1:19PM0.22m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
15
14
11
11
11
16
15
14
15
14
13
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
13
12
11
8
7
8
10
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
10
10
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