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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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 1.7°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 10AM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
1129 | 1501 | 1347 | 1664 | 1471 | 1454 | 1626 | 1673 | 2978 | 2472 | 3245 | 2563 | 1911 | 1468 | 1321 | 1126 | 1016 | 834 | 691 | 548 | 564 | 592 | 649 | 811 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.79m | 4:59PM0.89m | 4:41AM0.72m | 5:16PM0.94m | 5:50AM0.67m | 5:37PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.56m | 10:10AM0.35m | 11:19PM0.49m | 10:29AM0.42m | 00:12AM0.41m | 10:46AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NNE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
1129 | 1501 | 1347 | 1664 | 1471 | 1454 | 1626 | 1673 | 3 | 2472 | 3245 | 2563 | 1911 | 1468 | 1321 | 1126 | 1016 | 834 | 691 | 548 | 564 | 592 | 649 | 811 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 18 | E 18 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 16 | E 16 |
286 | 235 | 235 | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 23 | 33 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 16 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 8 | 2978 | 177 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 73 | 101 | 43 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 26 | 47 | 108 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 48 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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