Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.9° C
1.1° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)19s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
789
762
875
465
687
565
454
954
963
875
853
729
693
551
543
407
281
181
144
120
172
240
503
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:19AM0.69m
1:32PM1.15m
3:43AM0.68m
2:23PM1.21m
5:00AM0.67m
3:16PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:46AM0.51m
9:09PM0.12m
7:33AM0.55m
10:11PM0.04m
8:21AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
6
4
5
6
9
9
8
9
8
8
6
6
9
10
7
7
5
5
6
8
7
7
5
8
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