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Shelly Beach

Sutherland Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia

Shelly Beach 2 photos

  • Shelly Beach, Cronulla, NSW

    Shelly Beach, Cronulla, NSW. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • Shelly Beach Cronulla

    Shelly Beach Cronulla. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to 7 pm, sunset 7:15 pm
7 am
2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.8
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
9 am
3.0
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
10 am
3.4
25 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
11 am
3.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
4.5
26 km/h16 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
4.7
30 km/h19 mph wind, Fair
2 pm
5.5
30 km/h19 mph wind, Good
Now
5.9
31 km/h19 mph wind, Good
4 pm
6.1
33 km/h21 mph wind, Good
5 pm
6.2
32 km/h20 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.0
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good
7 pm
5.5
34 km/h21 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
18°C65°F
Wind
3119 km/hmph NE
Gusts
3924 km/hmph
Waves
1.3 m4 ft
UV
7 high
Tide
rising
Rain
11%
Sunset
7:15 pm
Today
2.5Poor7 am2314
2.8Poor8 am2113
3.0Poor9 am2314
3.4Poor10 am2516
3.5Poor11 am2616
4.5Fair12 pm2616
4.7Fair1 pm3019
5.5Good2 pm3019
5.9GoodNow3119
6.1Good4 pm3321
6.2Good5 pm3220
6.0Good6 pm3421
5.5Good7 pm3421
Sat
5.2Fair7 am53
7.7Great8 am53
7.9Great9 am64
7.7Great10 am96
8.1Great11 am128
7.6Great12 pm1811
7.2Great1 pm2214
7.1Great2 pm2314
7.3Great3 pm2314
7.4Great4 pm2314
7.4Great5 pm2314
7.5Great6 pm2314
7.1Great7 pm2717
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.6 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.7 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.7 m2 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.6 m2 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun7.6 GreatBest 7 am to 11 amWind up to 40 km/h25 mph, rain 27%
  • Mon6.0 GoodBest 6 pm to 8 pmWind up to 43 km/h27 mph, rain 41%
  • Tue6.3 GoodBest 2 pm to 8 pmWind up to 22 km/h13 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed7.9 GreatBest 1 pm to 4 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 10%
  • Thu7.6 GreatBest 6 am to 8 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 11%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

About Shelly Beach

Shelly Beach is a beach in Cronulla, New South Wales, Australia. It is 499 meters from Blackwoods Beach. There are 5 free parking areas within 500 meters of the beach.

From Wikipedia

Shelly Beach is a beach on Bate Bay in Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Shelly Park sits behind the beach. Shelly Pavilion is located between the beach and the park.

Source: Shelly Beach (Cronulla) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

  • Restrooms50 m150 ft away
  • Showers10 m20 ft away
  • Drinking water50 m170 ft away
  • Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 190 m610 ft. Listed as free
  • Food and drink4 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables120 m400 ft away
  • Playground130 m440 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
150 m500 ftShelly Park Beach, Ewos Pde
Nearest airport
13 km8 miSydney (Kingsford Smith) Airport (SYD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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