Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 AEDT
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
24.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
ENE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)76777781010988775557976667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132116123127134164169906561739211213137565196938695151219214
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.31
5:34PM
0.91
6:00AM
1.36
6:37PM
0.91
6:47AM
1.41
7:30PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:03PM
0.50
11:06PM
0.49
12:59PM
0.43
11:59PM
0.49
1:45PM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise--5:56-------5:56-------5:58-----
Sunset------8:09-------8:08-------8:08-
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11--------1--11111111211
Temp. °C201920222423222221212123232220212121212222222222
Feels °C (?)201921222220212221212121202017202021222220202123
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