Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple of weeks for Shark Island (Cronulla). Honestly, it’s a bit of a slow start, but there’s a couple of moments that’ll get the blood pumpin’. The water temp is sittin’ around 62°, which is just a touch cooler than usual for this time of year – nothin’ too wild, but you’ll want the rubber on.

First real whisper of somethin’ decent comes on the morning of Sunday the 23rd. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the south with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy’s sittin’ at 243 (moderate). The wind’s a light WNW cross-off, so it’ll be clean, but conditions are ordinary – just surfable. It’s not gonna light your world on fire, but it’s a start.

Things stay pretty flat and average through the week. Monday the 24th through Friday the 28th is mostly small, choppy, or blown-out junk. The morning of Wednesday the 26th might look clean with a SSW cross-off, but that swell’s only 3ft from the ENE with a short 8-second period – combined energy is 117 (weak). You’d be paddlin’ for not much.

Now, the first real standout is shapin’ up for the morning of Sunday the 30th of August. This is where it gets interestin’. We’ve got a 3ft southerly swell with a 9-second period, but the combined energy jumps to 285 (moderate). The wind is a light S at 3 mph – glassy offshore stuff. That’ll be clean and the reef should handle that south swell nicely. This is the best bet in the first week. Expect good surf conditions. It’s not huge, but for Shark Island, that offshore bump and clean lines will have you smilin’.

After that, the middle of the week goes quiet again – Monday the 31st has a bit of ENE energy but with onshore NNE winds, so it’s a no-go.

Looking into the second week, the morning of Tuesday the 1st of September is worth a mention. It’s smaller – 2ft from the south with a 10-second period and combined energy of 146 (moderate) – but the wind is a gentle offshore from the SW at 9 mph. Clean as a whistle, but small. Fun for a log or a fish, not much else.

Then on Thursday the 3rd of September, the afternoon session looks promisin’. A 4ft southerly swell with an 11-second period and combined energy of 398 (moderate to strong). The wind is a fresh WSW offshore at 19 mph. That’s a proper howl offshore, and while it’s a bit of a battle paddlin’ out, the reef should be shapin’ up some nice ones. The forecast quality is marginal, so keep a weather eye, but this could be the pick of the second week if it comes together.

The rest of the run into the 6th of September is small and mostly clean but weak – nothin’ to write home about.

So overall, the standout is definitely Sunday the 30th of August morning – that clean south swell with light wind is your best shot. Thursday the 3rd of September afternoon is the long-range one to watch.

Stay frothy,
Rusty

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