Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.6° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
1.5
ENE
8
2.3
NE
8
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
196
209
456
598
291
270
486
574
322
706
429
559
519
370
288
453
500
483
484
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
SSW
40
S
30
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:42PM1.36m
8:09AM1.54m
8:28PM1.35m
8:48AM1.64m
9:15PM1.32m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.26m
1:49AM0.16m
2:28PM0.16m
2:26AM0.16m
3:15PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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3
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
20
19
21
27
28
27
24
20
20
19
16
15
16
16
17
16
Feels °C
20
19
19
21
20
19
19
24
26
24
23
20
20
18
10
9
12
12
14
14
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