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Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
18.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Point today?

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)--
Afternoon (19 Jan)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
E
1.6
ESE
1.9
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)999888888111110111111111111121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3993343262862272221871511642385618009538468468468628621012995858772691582
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
1.03
9:59AM
1.54
10:50PM
1.07
10:36AM
1.52
11:28PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14PM
0.14
3:33AM
0.39
4:48PM
0.12
4:14AM
0.38
5:22PM
0.11
4:57AM
0.39
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset--8:20-------8:19-------8:19-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202019181818182020201917161416192019181715161717
Feels °C (?)171717161617171818181817161416181817171714151514
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