Short Point surf break

Short Point surfForecast / NSW – Far South / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 19 Nov 2025 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
17.4° 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 2AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)677888888888777813131312121266
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9811415620021622723321416512099695442316182123115144141177166202
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
1.04
8:44AM
1.44
9:32PM
1.02
9:19AM
1.45
10:13PM
1.00
9:56AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
0.41
3:32PM
0.20
2:54AM
0.44
4:11PM
0.19
3:29AM
0.47
4:52PM
0.20
Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise----5:39-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:53
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C161615151415151313131312131515161515151515171817
Feels °C (?)131413131213118910109101211131213131314141412
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