Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 15 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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121112121212111111121212121213141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)280280285285280235235227235251247235182179179199167140140152172208208206
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.57
4:57AM
1.12
8:02PM
0.57
5:38AM
1.15
8:59PM
0.58
6:21AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.55
1:06PM
0.20
9:44PM
0.56
1:49PM
0.17
10:23PM
0.57
2:32PM
0.14
Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----5:48-------5:48-------5:50---
Sunset8:47-------8:47-------8:46-------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141313131313141414131313131414141414141415161616
Feels °C (?)991010109101010999910889981011111010
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