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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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
711 | 811 | 801 | 780 | 750 | 720 | 614 | 463 | 363 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 257 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 241 | 214 | 167 | 167 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:37PM0.98m | 7:07AM0.63m | 6:01PM1.02m | 8:34AM0.62m | 6:29PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.33m | 11:01AM0.55m | 1:49AM0.27m | 11:12AM0.59m | 2:35AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
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Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
711 | 811 | 801 | 780 | 750 | 720 | 614 | 463 | 363 | 299 | 295 | 290 | 257 | 257 | 212 | 212 | 241 | 110 | 113 | 101 | 109 | 186 | 253 | 433 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | NE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 15 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | E 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 43 | 4 | 30 | 22 | 31 | 30 | — | 4 | — | 214 | 167 | 167 | 220 | 220 | 214 | 214 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
40 | 40 | 4 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 36 | 97 | 113 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 46 | 141 | 99 | 320 | 328 | 274 | 319 | 525 | 699 | 1263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 29 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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