Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (25 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
171
105
260
267
250
131
103
103
76
80
82
233
284
266
555
529
541
404
311
269
215
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:35AM1.01m
6:31PM1.48m
7:12AM1.09m
7:09PM1.53m
7:47AM1.16m
7:45PM1.56m
Low Tide
12:01PM0.44m
1:16AM0.24m
12:44PM0.38m
1:49AM0.18m
1:24PM0.33m
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
16
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
13
15
16
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
10
11
10
12
11
12
13
14
13
11
13
13
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