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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 9 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 12AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Short Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | |
1193 | 1126 | 875 | 860 | 688 | 568 | 487 | 416 | 337 | 288 | 236 | 181 | 166 | 117 | 154 | 143 | 127 | 120 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 00:26AM1.48m | 1:54PM0.98m | 1:34AM1.41m | 3:07PM1.00m | 2:45AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.48m | 7:35AM0.15m | 7:03PM0.53m | 8:44AM0.18m | 8:22PM0.55m | 9:46AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 |
14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 1193 | 1126 | 875 | 860 | 688 | 568 | 487 | 416 | 337 | 284 | 236 | 181 | 166 | 117 | 154 | 143 | 127 | 120 | 81 | 79 | 55 | 50 | 50 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 313 | 437 | 379 | 492 | 383 | 371 | 297 | 319 | 288 | 154 | 117 | 78 | 76 | 109 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 76 | 72 | 98 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 31 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 148 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 52 |
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