Surf Forecasts:
Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 27 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period, SSE swell with 208 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 27 Jun, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE 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 Saturday (Jun 27) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 11s. 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 1.3m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 7PM. 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 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 27th Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Shark Island (Cronulla) over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 125 | 138 | 32 | 184 | 135 | 129 | 113 | 81 | 101 | 66 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 33 | 23 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:56PM1.45m | 6:33AM0.97m | 6:37PM1.49m | 7:19AM0.99m | 7:17PM1.52m | 8:01AM1.01m | 7:56PM1.55m | 8:41AM1.02m | 8:34PM1.57m | 9:20AM1.04m | 9:12PM1.56m | 9:58AM1.05m | 9:48PM1.54m | 10:38AM1.07m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.34m | 11:57AM0.44m | 1:30AM0.29m | 12:39PM0.43m | 2:10AM0.25m | 1:21PM0.42m | 2:48AM0.22m | 2:01PM0.41m | 3:26AM0.20m | 2:40PM0.41m | 4:02AM0.19m | 3:20PM0.42m | 4:38AM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 |
 | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | 4:57 |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 125 | 23 | 28 | 184 | 135 | 42 | 113 | 81 | 101 | 66 | 50 | 43 | 42 | 47 | 33 | 13 | 58 | 35 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 11 | S 18 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | S 14 | ESE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 12 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 49 | 4 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 15 | S 11 | S 9 | S 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 138 | 61 | — | — | 129 | 108 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 41 | 16 | 34 | 46 |
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