Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
20
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
196
212
199
194
190
147
306
334
307
367
391
360
283
227
364
644
798
771
818
465
687
459
454
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:25PM0.78m
12:03PM0.99m
00:51AM0.72m
12:45PM1.07m
2:19AM0.69m
1:32PM1.15m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.38m
6:56PM0.33m
6:02AM0.45m
8:04PM0.22m
6:46AM0.51m
9:09PM0.12m
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7:16
7:16
7:15
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5:13
5:14
5:15
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Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
9
8
8
8
7
4
5
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
9
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