Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.8° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
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)
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
2.1
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.7
S
12
1.8
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
163
159
129
126
98
96
94
94
71
64
45
184
264
356
755
399
252
814
1138
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
S
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:51PM1.30m
3:05AM0.94m
3:46PM1.32m
4:16AM0.90m
4:39PM1.35m
Low Tide
9:32PM0.51m
8:50AM0.47m
10:42PM0.48m
9:44AM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
17
15
13
12
13
15
19
18
14
11
10
9
8
11
13
13
13
11
Feels °C
16
18
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
11
6
4
4
3
3
7
9
10
11
7
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