Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (30 Jul)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
0
0
1
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1
SSW
9
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
2.4
S
11
2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
166
1241
1160
461
399
299
1367
924
857
643
847
541
602
669
669
641
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13PM1.58m
8:53AM1.11m
8:49PM1.59m
9:29AM1.15m
9:23PM1.56m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.17m
2:23PM0.35m
3:30AM0.15m
3:02PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
10
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
4
4
6
6
6
8
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
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