Shark Island (Cronulla) surf break

Shark Island (Cronulla) surfForecast / NSW – Sydney South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shark Island (Cronulla) today?

The current surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) at 3AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)910101099999995888455666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)426061741061221015251393825181918213756894233312323
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
25
S
30
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17PM
1.30
10:18AM
1.60
10:54PM
1.36
10:58AM
1.53
11:34PM
1.41
11:41AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.24
4:46PM
0.07
4:48AM
0.24
5:20PM
0.10
5:35AM
0.25
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:33-------6:33-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:43-------7:42
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222121212123242323222222222324242323232222252323
Feels °C (?)212121222325232222222122222222222324252525242021
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