Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 2AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). 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 (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
6
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2856
4412
7568
7222
7429
6957
6375
5855
5292
4832
5227
4258
2786
3045
2842
2800
2558
2230
2386
2345
2626
3158
2849
1995
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:49PM1.04m
2:25PM0.70m
10:41PM1.03m
2:23PM0.74m
11:38PM1.01m
2:42PM0.79m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.16m
3:38PM0.70m
6:49AM0.15m
5:25PM0.69m
7:28AM0.14m
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:07
7:09
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5:04
5:01
5:00
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
1
3
1
-1
0
1
1
1
3
4
5
6
6
7
8
7
6
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2856
57
39
39
39
20
20
20
20
19
3761
2987
18
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
12
2452
2279
1995
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
57
18
18
11
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
4
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
4412
7568
7222
7429
6957
6375
5855
5292
4832
5227
4258
2786
3045
2842
2800
2558
2230
2386
2345
2626
3158
2849
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
4
1
1
3
1
4
4
5
5
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
5
4
1
4
Distance (km)
47
41
155
747
779
250
250
35
30
30
28
27
26
30
30
30
30
26
26
36
26
28
35
359
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
2
4
5
5
5
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
5
4
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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