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Short Point Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Far South (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Short Point today?
The current surf forecast for Short Point at 8PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Short Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1151 | 1234 | 1193 | 1126 | 949 | 860 | 688 | 564 | 487 | 416 | 337 | 284 | 236 | 181 | 166 | 117 | 154 | 110 | 133 | 98 | 83 | 79 | 56 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:40PM 1.00 | 12:26AM 1.48 | 1:54PM 0.98 | 1:34AM 1.41 | 3:07PM 1.00 | 2:45AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:53PM 0.48 | 7:35AM 0.15 | 7:03PM 0.53 | 8:44AM 0.18 | 8:22PM 0.55 | 9:46AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - |
| Sunset | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 |
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