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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
15.5° 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: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, near gales from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
334 | 1286 | 1429 | 1592 | 1572 | 1292 | 1130 | 1175 | 1057 | 947 | 934 | 845 | 854 | 1847 | 841 | 1164 | 816 | 1230 | 1180 | 2764 | 1555 | 3238 | 3343 | 2697 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.05m | 9:00PM1.04m | 9:49PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.18m | 4:49AM0.18m | 5:31AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | SW 13 | ENE 11 | SW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 16 | ENE 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
211 | 1286 | 1429 | 1592 | 1572 | 1292 | 1130 | 1175 | 1057 | 947 | 934 | 845 | 854 | 143 | 841 | 128 | 816 | 123 | 123 | 94 | 1555 | 80 | 3343 | 2697 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 11 | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
295 | 188 | 240 | 245 | 245 | 208 | 208 | 212 | 190 | 154 | 154 | 157 | 160 | 128 | 130 | 232 | 125 | 329 | 326 | — | 92 | — | 57 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 7 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | — | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
334 | 454 | — | — | — | 11 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 132 | 128 | — | 68 | 364 | 232 | 323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SW 16 | — | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | 16 | 63 | 85 | 107 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1847 | 137 | 1164 | 45 | 1230 | 1180 | 2764 | 262 | 3238 | — | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 72 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 26 | 47 |
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