Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
59
84
105
101
49
37
53
56
64
64
61
49
50
33
46
45
60
41
30
37
30
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM1.39m
2:20AM1.03m
3:02PM1.44m
3:44AM0.99m
4:10PM1.52m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.32m
8:34PM0.42m
8:12AM0.38m
9:55PM0.36m
9:21AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
15
16
14
14
12
11
9
13
16
14
14
13
12
11
10
12
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
6
9
12
12
11
12
9
7
4
8
13
10
11
11
9
8
6
9
12
10
10
11
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