
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 76 | 113 | 108 | 125 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.23m | 12:58PM1.35m | 1:06AM1.12m | 1:57PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.42m | 6:24AM0.26m | 7:17PM0.43m | 7:13AM0.32m | 8:34PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 |
4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 76 | 113 | 108 | 125 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 6 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 12 | SSE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 |
4 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 7 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | S 9 |
4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 212 | 302 | 176 | 35 | 115 | 38 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
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