Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
8
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
20
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
393
475
443
331
308
198
173
157
168
339
1007
1067
904
1040
1125
2589
2160
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
ENE
10
NW
20
NNW
40
SW
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:39PM1.10m
6:57AM0.65m
5:26PM1.08m
7:30AM0.69m
6:16PM1.03m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.20m
10:39AM0.56m
1:01AM0.21m
11:45AM0.55m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
9
8
12
13
13
12
9
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
Feels °C
6
9
5
7
7
4
8
11
9
8
0
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
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