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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney South Coast (18 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 12AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
1152 | 1175 | 988 | 803 | 837 | 656 | 1016 | 1331 | 912 | 810 | 1041 | 697 | 683 | 891 | 1041 | 919 | 859 | 754 | 655 | 573 | 486 | 432 | 362 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:21AM1.15m | 10:18PM1.76m | 11:22AM1.10m | 11:14PM1.68m | 12:25PM1.07m | 00:13AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.32m | 5:16AM0.01m | 4:41PM0.38m | 6:15AM0.06m | 5:43PM0.45m | 7:16AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
 | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1152 | 1175 | 988 | 803 | 572 | 487 | 664 | 944 | 435 | 435 | 730 | 697 | 683 | 255 | 250 | 245 | 204 | 204 | 198 | 158 | 154 | 148 | 142 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 735 | 577 | 501 | 501 | — | — | 370 | 312 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 17 | 128 | 443 | 837 | 656 | 1016 | 1331 | 912 | 810 | 1041 | — | — | 891 | 1041 | 919 | 859 | 754 | 655 | 573 | 486 | 432 | 362 | 311 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 73 | 82 | 46 | 40 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 29 | 40 |
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