Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the W by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
5
7
7
6
8
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
4
SW
14
2
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3543
5962
5169
4760
5421
1329
3592
3138
1977
1591
1339
1005
980
763
658
821
869
805
1685
2351
2450
2663
2874
2400
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
SW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:11AM0.87m
9:24PM0.82m
9:49AM0.94m
10:45PM0.76m
10:31AM1.00m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.35m
3:23PM0.41m
3:23AM0.41m
4:36PM0.33m
4:02AM0.48m
5:46PM0.25m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:42
5:43
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
9
8
8
13
16
16
14
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
5
5
7
9
12
11
10
5
3
2
7
11
10
8
6
4
3
3
3
5
6
7
8
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