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Lat Long: 34.06° S 151.16° E

Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Photo: 'Heavy Chaos at the Island' by Dan Bielich

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shark Island (Cronulla) sea temperature is

16.3° C

1.4°

Shark Island (Cronulla) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	NNW	N	SE	ESE
	11 s	cross- on	4 s	8 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WNW	NW	SE	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	ESE	ESE
	14 s	cross- off	5 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WNW	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	W	ESE	SSE
	13 s	cross- off	5 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	5 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	WSW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	W	SW	ESE	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	7 s	12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 July at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	ESE	WSW	SW	ESE	NNE
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	SSW	ESE	NNW
	12 s	cross- off	8 s	12 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SE	WSW	SSW	SSW	ESE
	12 s	cross- off	11 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W	W	SSW	ESE
	11 s	cross- off	5 s	10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 11 July at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shark Island (Cronulla) around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 47 minutes after low water (rising spring tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.8 ft). Range 1.91m (6.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Shark Island (Cronulla) Surf Photo: 'Heavy Chaos at the Island' by Dan Bielich

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User: Dan Bielich (73 photos)

Country: Australia (2655 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:37 pm 10 Jul 2014