Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
12.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
5
SW
2.3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)101010101012151514151516151414151414131213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3563192622231481463052552413754537026497995480883070794697777915712445269927961634
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
30
NNW
25
N
30
NW
25
NW
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
NW
15
N
30
NNW
45
WNW
55
WNW
55
W
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
35
WNW
30
NW
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
1.05
6:08AM
0.69
4:16PM
1.00
6:27AM
0.71
5:05PM
0.94
6:47AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.19
9:49AM
0.61
11:48PM
0.25
10:51AM
0.58
12:18AM
0.31
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------6:05-------6:03-------6:01-
Sunset-6:00-------6:00-------6:01------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1----------1---
Temp. °C131514121311101213131212877791091011101012
Feels °C (?)912756569111194-3-5-5-5-2-1134346
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for TAS - East Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Shipstern Bluff (light winds from the SSW at Dennes Point 33 km from Shipstern Bluff). 1.2m 10s swell from the S with a 0.8m 11s groundswell from the SW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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33 km away, 1 h 29 min ago

9 km/h
SSW
0.0
12.4
Air / Water (°C)
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