Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
1
S
9
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
219
162
126
91
66
65
80
72
94
196
245
290
224
138
85
70
157
136
124
115
111
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
30
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:55AM1.20m
7:55PM1.79m
8:40AM1.27m
8:42PM1.76m
9:23AM1.32m
9:26PM1.67m
Low Tide
1:28PM0.23m
2:38AM-0.03m
2:19PM0.20m
3:19AM-0.02m
3:08PM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
15
17
18
15
13
13
12
11
15
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
11
13
11
10
8
8
6
6
11
12
11
12
10
7
6
7
10
12
12
12
13
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