Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
ENE
1.1
SE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
E
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)77778788888888991010101211111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18818821717115211511319714018714490160290548454508435370550510483485526
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:21AM
1.30
1:52PM
0.93
2:15AM
1.25
3:04PM
0.87
3:24AM
1.23
4:32PM
0.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:08AM
0.48
7:24PM
0.54
9:20AM
0.51
8:23PM
0.59
10:40AM
0.50
9:41PM
0.61
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset-----7:21-------7:19-------7:17--
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111-------------------
Temp. °C212121222323232322202024262624232322222322212020
Feels °C (?)222121232423222323212023242423232321192019171618
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