Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
20.9° 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 2AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010111111111112111111111111101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101099089984911201187115411971293124212261130778778627515505400326333373356343286
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
0
WNW
5
W
0
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.63
12:32PM
1.04
12:28AM
1.55
1:48PM
1.00
1:37AM
1.47
3:04PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51PM
0.37
6:25AM
0.14
5:50PM
0.46
7:35AM
0.19
7:02PM
0.52
8:46AM
0.22
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:22-------6:22-------6:24---
Sunset-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181819191918181817171819191919181819192019
Feels °C (?)141414141414151515151515151617171717171718181817
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