Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.6°C
1.9° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
1
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
10
1.1
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
S
16
1.1
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
348
283
234
165
120
90
68
49
48
76
69
65
105
34
23
36
76
151
234
230
179
231
347
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
NNW
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NE
0
NNE
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28AM1.70m
10:04PM1.27m
10:12AM1.72m
10:57PM1.20m
11:00AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:05AM0.18m
4:03PM0.04m
3:47AM0.23m
4:55PM0.04m
4:31AM0.29m
5:51PM0.06m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:19
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1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
19
20
18
18
19
16
14
15
21
23
19
17
17
16
15
14
18
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
17
16
14
16
19
13
10
11
17
18
13
13
15
15
14
12
17
15
15
15
16
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