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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 29 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | |
522 | 512 | 514 | 452 | 394 | 340 | 290 | 270 | 192 | 188 | 188 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 61 | 62 | 85 | 87 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.51m | 7:36AM1.06m | 7:37PM1.54m | 8:17AM1.05m | 8:14PM1.55m | 8:58AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.25m | 1:05PM0.39m | 2:24AM0.22m | 1:42PM0.40m | 3:04AM0.21m | 2:19PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 7 |
 kJ | 522 | 401 | 514 | 452 | 301 | 257 | 264 | 270 | 191 | 157 | 188 | 156 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 87 | 35 | 83 | 61 | 62 | 85 | 87 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 512 | 279 | 286 | 394 | 340 | 290 | 237 | 192 | 188 | 102 | 82 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 61 | 44 | 85 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 513 | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 69 | 45 | 9 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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