Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (31 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
3
4
4
4
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
11
1.9
S
11
2.3
S
10
2.2
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
695
835
1100
949
830
529
516
755
565
565
516
449
400
344
337
301
257
238
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
5
E
15
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM1.59m
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
10:05AM1.20m
9:59PM1.51m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
4:02AM0.14m
3:43PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
11
12
13
14
13
14
15
14
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
7
8
9
9
8
10
12
11
9
9
11
12
14
11
12
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