Surf Forecasts:
Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast from 22 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 27 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 28 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period, SSE swell with 1,034 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 23 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Shark Island (Cronulla) this week:
The surf forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 23) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 1.3m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shark Island (Cronulla) in the next 16 days are 1.7m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 28) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 26) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Wed 23rd Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sun 27th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 28th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 19 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 480 | 265 | 230 | 282 | 222 | 107 | 136 | 321 | 167 | 150 | 213 | 114 | 123 | 279 | 647 | 483 | 424 | 346 | 669 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.36m | 6:02AM1.09m | 5:55PM1.42m | 6:37AM1.19m | 6:35PM1.46m | 7:11AM1.30m | 7:14PM1.48m | 7:45AM1.40m | 7:53PM1.47m | 8:20AM1.48m | 8:33PM1.44m | 8:56AM1.54m | 9:16PM1.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.30m | 11:37AM0.45m | 00:31AM0.23m | 12:21PM0.37m | 1:03AM0.17m | 1:03PM0.29m | 1:35AM0.13m | 1:46PM0.22m | 2:07AM0.12m | 2:29PM0.17m | 2:40AM0.13m | 3:14PM0.14m | 3:16AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | 5:54 | — |
mm | 4 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 6 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 480 | 62 | 128 | 110 | 79 | 73 | 51 | 175 | 93 | 6 | 213 | 114 | 6 | 140 | 48 | 28 | 424 | 288 | 669 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | E 13 | S 18 | E 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | NE 7 | SSE 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 117 | 85 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 346 | 9 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 19 | SSE 15 | E 13 | — | — | S 18 | E 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 19 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 265 | 47 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 57 | 230 | 282 | 222 | 107 | 136 | 321 | 167 | 150 | — | — | 123 | 279 | 647 | 483 | — | 31 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 33 | 0 | 85 | 87 | 87 | 556 | 16 | 1 | 85 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 43 | 225 | 82 |
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