Short Point surf break

Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 AEDT
Forecast 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
17.1° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (18 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 Nov)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.5
E
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)9999888761077777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)766413261554184916451525488179209210253299277224196149126104
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ESE
10
E
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39AM
1.37
8:09PM
1.06
8:11AM
1.42
8:51PM
1.04
8:44AM
1.44
9:32PM
1.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.28
1:46AM
0.39
2:53PM
0.23
2:19AM
0.41
3:32PM
0.20
2:54AM
0.44
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:50-------7:51-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151919191716141418202018161515151515151312121211
Feels °C (?)1315151716161313181817141414141313121197887
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