Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.5° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
89
83
183
118
154
132
207
178
111
106
89
167
183
277
220
249
297
186
181
220
282
286
256
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:51AM0.98m
4:29PM1.25m
5:40AM1.07m
5:23PM1.28m
6:20AM1.18m
6:12PM1.31m
Low Tide
10:10AM0.62m
11:21PM0.35m
11:14AM0.56m
00:01AM0.29m
12:08PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
18
16
16
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
16
17
16
15
16
16
17
16
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
19
18
16
17
17
17
17
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