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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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Shipstern Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 23 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | |
114 | 124 | 114 | 104 | 181 | 407 | 599 | 791 | 1129 | 1501 | 1347 | 1664 | 1471 | 1454 | 1526 | 1673 | 1809 | 2007 | 2441 | 2096 | 1671 | 1468 | 1126 | 1016 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:41AM0.87m | 4:43PM0.84m | 3:39AM0.79m | 4:59PM0.89m | 4:41AM0.72m | 5:16PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.28m | 10:21PM0.56m | 10:10AM0.35m | 11:19PM0.49m | 10:29AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
74 | 56 | 42 | 32 | 140 | 407 | 390 | 791 | 1129 | 1501 | 1347 | 1664 | 1471 | 1454 | 1526 | 1673 | 1809 | 2007 | 2441 | 2096 | 1671 | 1468 | 1126 | 1016 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
103 | 124 | 49 | 104 | 19 | 335 | 599 | 340 | 330 | 235 | 235 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 23 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
67 | 48 | 35 | 46 | 181 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | NW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
114 | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 27 | 120 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 50 | 7 | 48 | 13 | 0 |
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