Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.5°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
75
73
50
50
50
50
73
53
52
52
33
33
33
178
247
134
64
66
43
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WSW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NE
25
NE
10
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:33AM1.44m
11:54PM1.14m
12:27PM1.43m
1:01AM1.04m
1:31PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.32m
5:50AM0.33m
7:08PM0.35m
6:45AM0.41m
8:29PM0.35m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
23
21
19
18
18
23
24
24
18
16
15
15
13
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
22
23
19
17
16
16
15
19
19
18
11
10
10
12
10
14
16
13
15
16
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