Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)--
Afternoon (31 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
123
127
168
175
164
157
116
113
99
106
106
133
74
146
146
149
146
108
104
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
15
NE
10
NNW
25
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:35PM1.46m
10:07AM1.41m
10:15PM1.37m
10:47AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.25m
3:53AM0.14m
4:12PM0.26m
4:27AM0.19m
5:02PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
12
15
18
16
16
16
15
14
13
17
22
25
22
20
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
14
12
9
13
15
12
13
15
13
12
10
13
18
22
16
16
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