Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 2AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
1.2
W
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515141414131313131312121212889888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4654927736145215003983862862822352101721414091512936924731619539411397387
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
5
SE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
ENE
5
SSE
5
W
0
SSE
5
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
60
SW
50
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.80
11:50AM
0.79
2:16AM
0.85
12:50PM
0.69
2:31AM
0.91
2:03PM
0.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:00AM
0.66
7:00PM
0.33
8:25AM
0.59
7:13PM
0.39
9:30AM
0.51
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----5:39-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset8:51-------8:51-------8:50-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1--------11321---
Temp. °C151414141517161718171716161716131312111011121314
Feels °C (?)111311111213111419171816898133202346
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