Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
15.8° 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 5AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.4
SSW
1
SSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1010101099131319181816161616151414111219181616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)384341303264183155109108203541534390371367248171169169161179148651952813
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
0
NE
0
S
10
S
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
1.16
1:11PM
0.76
9:54PM
1.15
2:27PM
0.77
10:51PM
1.12
3:16PM
0.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09AM
-0.02
3:14PM
0.74
6:11AM
-0.02
4:14PM
0.76
7:08AM
0.01
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:27-------5:25-------5:23
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131313131314151413141312121319202019181615151515
Feels °C (?)12111111101010978877815171716161615151413
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