Short Point surf break

Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 21 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Short Point today?

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
0.8
E
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)887131377127666888888877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6882100123115144148177181170176207164177153138160181172134147183248306
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
1.00
9:56AM
1.44
10:54PM
0.97
10:34AM
1.42
11:37PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
0.19
3:29AM
0.47
4:52PM
0.20
4:05AM
0.49
5:33PM
0.23
4:43AM
0.52
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise------5:37-------5:37-------5:37-
Sunset-7:52-------7:53-------7:54------
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cloud
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------88111-1111-
Temp. °C151515151515151617171717171616191917171717161617
Feels °C (?)131312121313131313131313141415191916161617151617
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