Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.1°C
1.7° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
257
225
205
196
158
176
95
77
61
91
70
78
83
37
53
49
43
89
183
147
153
143
204
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32AM0.90m
2:20PM1.25m
3:47AM0.91m
3:27PM1.23m
4:51AM0.98m
4:29PM1.25m
Low Tide
7:36AM0.63m
9:35PM0.43m
8:53AM0.64m
10:33PM0.40m
10:10AM0.62m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
18
19
19
18
18
16
16
15
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
18
16
15
14
16
16
16
15
16
17
15
15
17
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