Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.8° 

Shipstern Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 12AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
665
561
469
337
264
180
175
136
203
254
494
1778
1547
2760
3675
4323
4757
5638
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
NW
30
W
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
30
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
50
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:58PM0.74m
8:53AM0.90m
10:17PM0.68m
9:21AM0.93m
Low Tide
2:26AM0.50m
4:01PM0.37m
2:42AM0.57m
5:01PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
14
11
10
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
15
12
12
12
13
14
10
9
9
4
1
0
0
0
-2
-3
-4
-4
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