Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
7
2.3
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
1163
1160
461
351
509
695
819
759
643
552
541
539
766
589
577
495
495
442
406
351
368
280
775
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:53AM1.11m
8:49PM1.59m
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.17m
2:23PM0.35m
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
6
6
6
8
8
8
10
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
8
9
12
12
12
12
11
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