Short Point surf break

Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 AEDT
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Short Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Short Point sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Short Point today?

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Dec)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Short Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.8
NNE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)788888788889888999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)199181160160147125299328344532470384343306335430459383246220188183159174
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
5
SSW
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
SE
15
SSE
10
W
5
WSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
15
SE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:49AM
1.73
9:50PM
1.13
9:40AM
1.74
10:46PM
1.10
10:32AM
1.71
11:42PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
-0.07
3:12AM
0.31
4:38PM
-0.08
4:03AM
0.35
5:32PM
-0.05
4:57AM
0.39
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise5:33-------5:33-------5:33-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181919191817202321292420171814131318201715141413
Feels °C (?)171717181816182119272119171996612131012111010
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