Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). An 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (27 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
14
2
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SSW
18
3.5
SW
16
4
SSW
10
4
SSW
10
3.5
SSW
10
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
348
286
254
350
659
1231
1785
1533
1005
975
1629
1632
1409
1261
1314
1386
1305
1305
967
877
5335
3694
2904
2494
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
20
N
25
WNW
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
20
W
50
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:51AM0.58m
4:22PM1.12m
7:37AM0.58m
5:04PM1.13m
8:18AM0.59m
5:47PM1.13m
Low Tide
11:49PM0.22m
8:26AM0.57m
00:32AM0.19m
9:12AM0.57m
1:13AM0.18m
10:05AM0.58m
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light rain
light rain
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7:26
7:26
7:24
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5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
9
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
8
11
12
10
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
3
2
2
2
-1
-4
-3
-3
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