Short Point surf break

Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 07 Mar 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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Short Point today?

The current surf forecast for Short Point at 2PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Mar)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
NE
1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888891110101010677677678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162158117120135138145220196163160157223233213126140134121117142138143120
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
1.18
11:59PM
1.31
12:22PM
1.07
12:37AM
1.27
1:08PM
0.97
1:21AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
0.30
5:40PM
0.33
6:24AM
0.34
6:11PM
0.42
7:15AM
0.40
6:45PM
0.49
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tue
10
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---7:30-------7:30-------7:29----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1111---1-------
Temp. °C182221201817171717181818181818171819212120191817
Feels °C (?)182119181715151616171616161717161818191919191917
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