Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
18.5°C
0.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 7AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
2.1
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
S
7
1.6
S
8
1.4
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
150
129
96
79
68
54
68
96
98
98
98
176
122
134
382
228
260
360
294
207
209
283
233
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
S
15
S
15
SE
10
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
0
SE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.07m
12:06PM1.50m
1:08AM1.00m
1:15PM1.46m
3:33AM0.98m
2:31PM1.44m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.41m
7:06PM0.26m
6:32AM0.48m
8:24PM0.27m
7:51AM0.52m
9:39PM0.25m
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
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6:28
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5:58
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1
1
4
3
1
1
3
6
4
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1
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Temp °C
22
20
17
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
18
18
18
18
19
17
16
15
17
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
19
17
15
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
15
16
17
18
18
16
12
14
11
12
12
15
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