Surf Forecasts:
Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, S swell with 446 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 18s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Shark Island (Cronulla) in the next 16 days are 2.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 6s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 258 | 126 | 108 | 94 | 175 | 93 | 91 | 67 | 56 | 62 | 107 | 116 | 231 | 202 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 38 | 29 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross | on | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM1.35m | 10:09PM1.54m | 10:46AM1.37m | 10:52PM1.38m | 11:28AM1.37m | 11:35PM1.22m | 12:12PM1.34m | 00:22AM1.08m | 1:00PM1.31m | 1:18AM0.96m | 1:56PM1.28m | 2:30AM0.88m | 2:59PM1.27m | 3:51AM0.87m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.23m | 4:34AM0.11m | 4:46PM0.29m | 5:08AM0.21m | 5:38PM0.36m | 5:43AM0.31m | 6:34PM0.43m | 6:20AM0.40m | 7:39PM0.49m | 7:03AM0.48m | 8:53PM0.51m | 7:59AM0.54m | 10:10PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 69 | 61 | 28 | 51 | 62 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 54 | 73 | 116 | 231 | 202 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 38 | 29 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | S 12 | N 4 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 37 | 17 | 9 | 53 | 51 | 175 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 107 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | ESE 14 | S 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | S 13 | E 10 | S 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 62 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 62 | 30 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | NNE 5 | — | ENE 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | 190 | 258 | 126 | 108 | 94 | — | 93 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 83 | 27 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 43 | 0 | 43 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 60 | 5 | 95 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 226 |
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