Short Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.89° S 149.93° E

Short Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Short Point sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 10AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
24
27
16
7
8
6
9
5
5
5
66
2
3
3
9
27
25
24
20
2
2
2
56
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM0.94m
3:50PM1.44m
5:04AM0.99m
4:56PM1.50m
6:01AM1.06m
5:53PM1.55m
Low Tide
9:10AM0.49m
10:56PM0.20m
10:23AM0.45m
11:53PM0.13m
11:27AM0.39m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
19
18
14
12
11
10
11
14
16
18
12
11
11
10
9
13
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
13
13
11
10
9
8
8
10
10
12
5
5
6
6
5
11
9
10
11
8
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