Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, lookin' at the charts for the next couple weeks. Let's get into it.

First things first, the water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, so no need to stress about a wetsuit call just yet.

We're looking at a bit of a slow start, but there's some real promise on the horizon. The standout window is the first week of September, and I mean, it's a proper standout. The call is for a solid pulse of S-SSE swell, and the winds are lining up to make it special.

For a couple of days, around the 30th of August, the energy starts to build, but the real magic is on the 1st of September. Tuesday morning, we've got a clean 6ft swell from the south, and it's glassy, with a light offshore wind. That's a session for the experienced crew, as it's a bit too big for the beginners. The wave energy is strong, you can feel it. That afternoon, it's still pumping at 6ft from the SSE, with a clean cross-off breeze. Then, the real gem is the 4th of September. Friday afternoon, Shark Island (Cronulla) is the place to be. It's a solid 10ft swell from the SSE, and the wind is light and cross-off, keeping it clean. The wave energy is through the roof, and this is a reef break, so it'll handle that size beautifully. This is a session for experts only, it's going to be powerful and it might be a bit of a paddle. But for the crew that knows what they're doing, it's going to be absolutely epic. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

Before that, there's a lot of average conditions. Most of the days from the 22nd of August through the end of the month are looking pretty ordinary. We'll see some small, weak swells, but the wind is often onshore or cross, making for choppy, poor surf. The 28th of August has a chance for a clean, surfable 3ft wave in the morning, but it's nothing to write home about. The 30th of August has a brief window of 5ft swell from the SSE in the afternoon, but it's still not the big one.

After that 4th of September beauty, it drops off again. The 5th and 6th of September are back to smaller, cleaner, but much weaker, ordinary conditions. The energy drops off, the swell backs off, and it's just your standard, run-of-the-mill small surf.

So, the story is simple: a lot of waiting for the big event on the 4th of September. The 1st of September is a solid runner-up, but that Friday is the real deal. Keep your eyes on that one.

Rusty.

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