Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2823
2427
2237
1723
1825
1735
1642
1307
1241
962
665
561
469
337
264
180
175
94
190
442
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
W
30
WNW
25
NW
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:47PM0.83m
8:26AM0.86m
8:58PM0.74m
8:53AM0.90m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.42m
2:56PM0.42m
2:26AM0.50m
4:01PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
10
9
10
12
15
18
20
20
18
16
16
15
18
17
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
5
6
7
10
15
16
16
12
11
12
11
14
12
7
8
3
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