Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 01 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
15.6° 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 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
606
514
363
299
290
290
257
257
212
212
238
251
248
208
251
255
251
251
305
301
342
313
400
362
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
S
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:01PM1.02m
8:34AM0.62m
6:29PM1.04m
7:00PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.27m
11:12AM0.59m
2:35AM0.23m
3:20AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:13
5:10
5:09
5:08
1
3
1
1
3
Temp °C
24
26
23
22
20
19
20
20
21
20
22
21
20
20
18
20
22
20
18
16
15
13
13
12
20
23
19
18
15
15
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
15
17
19
17
15
14
14
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
606
514
363
299
290
290
257
257
212
212
67
75
103
88
93
102
181
269
282
288
288
266
319
339
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.1
E
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SSW
13
Energy kJ
44
37
44
4
30
31
31
47
49
4
238
251
248
208
251
255
251
251
305
301
342
313
400
362
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
2
16
16
7
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
1.2
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
94
94
120
52
5
3
2
1
131
47
183
231
337
216
203
244
343
763
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
13
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
26
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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