Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 May)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (22 May)7ft (2.2m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
S
15
0.9
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
504
435
479
494
437
589
1618
2505
2702
2128
1629
1190
846
721
517
437
331
268
212
209
135
161
338
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
0
W
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:30PM1.10m
2:45PM0.79m
11:27PM1.01m
3:05PM0.81m
00:23AM0.90m
3:20PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.77m
6:45AM0.03m
5:39PM0.75m
7:27AM0.12m
7:10PM0.71m
7:59AM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:49
4:47
4:47
Temp °C
14
13
11
11
12
12
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
14
15
11
10
8
8
8
8
12
12
10
11
10
9
8
8
10
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.7
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
Energy kJ
857
504
435
479
494
437
589
1618
2505
2702
2128
1629
1190
846
721
517
437
331
268
212
209
237
333
353
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.9
S
14
Energy kJ
140
167
161
155
141
139
106
104
104
102
122
71
49
48
47
32
32
35
37
34
186
135
123
338
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
S
15
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
30
35
35
31
25
161
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.3
NNW
2
Energy kJ
8
12
17
9
20
32
58
58
96
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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