Short Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.89° S 149.93° E

Short Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Short Point sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

Short Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Short Point today (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
122
120
157
134
92
128
90
88
56
56
41
33
22
21
21
13
13
8
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
2:48PM1.24m
3:12AM0.90m
3:40PM1.26m
4:23AM0.87m
4:32PM1.29m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.47m
8:49AM0.48m
10:40PM0.44m
9:41AM0.52m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
15
12
11
9
10
12
12
13
10
9
10
10
11
12
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
15
14
13
9
7
6
7
7
5
6
5
4
4
3
4
5
7
10
8
7
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