
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Shark Island (Cronulla). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1347 | 742 | 412 | 270 | 631 | 527 | 220 | 184 | 265 | 182 | 180 | 150 | 182 | 201 | 183 | 161 | 160 | 188 | 152 | 77 | 74 | 90 | 119 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22AM1.00m | 5:12PM1.36m | 6:02AM1.09m | 5:55PM1.42m | 6:37AM1.19m | 6:35PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.37m | 10:47AM0.53m | 11:57PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.45m | 00:31AM0.23m | 12:21PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
22 | 76 | 66 | 188 | 631 | 64 | 220 | 171 | 133 | 148 | 117 | 83 | 110 | 110 | 112 | 108 | 76 | 132 | 103 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 49 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | SSE 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | 8 | 7 | 28 | 2 | 119 | 184 | 265 | 182 | 180 | 47 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 73 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 15 | — | E 11 | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 18 | — | E 12 |
— | — | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | 32 | 31 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
1347 | 742 | 412 | 270 | — | 527 | 97 | 114 | 125 | 134 | 167 | 150 | 182 | 201 | 183 | 161 | 160 | 188 | 152 | 77 | 74 | 90 | 119 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 120 | 73 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 60 | 60 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 85 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 647 | 647 | 335 | 60 |
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