Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is

14.5°C

Shipstern Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Evening (25 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.
	Sunday 25								Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 8	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	604	363	773	302	1434	429	412	401	589	507	327	241	245	238	221	221	221	179	173	168	166	132	227	377
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:33AM1.01m				7:27PM0.79m				7:10AM1.07m					8:52PM0.75m			7:51AM1.13m					10:23PM0.74m
Low Tide	00:05AM0.36m				1:19PM0.27m				00:44AM0.45m					2:23PM0.17m			1:25AM0.54m					3:26PM0.08m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—
mm	8	4	2	3	1	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	8	9	8	9	10	10	10	8	8	8	10	13	14	12	11
Feels °C	7	8	9	2	3	5	6	5	5	2	1	0	1	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	5	6	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 16	SW 12	NE 8	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 6	SSW 8	S 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 10
kJ	604	363	773	273	29	429	412	401	589	507	327	241	245	238	221	88	146	80	173	168	166	132	77	377
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	SSW 15	ENE 8	SSW 15	E 11	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	NE 10	NE 10	S 7	S 7	NE 10	NE 9
kJ	59	302	43	302	2	29	44	58	59	67	70	68	41	41	44	221	221	179	49	49	47	17	24	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	ENE 8	NE 12	ENE 8	E 11	E 11	—	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSW 10	SSW 10	SE 5	—	S 9	S 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	S 8	NE 10	NE 10	S 7	—
kJ	176	44	5	35	2	2	—	2	2	10	19	1	—	7	14	63	49	50	141	40	35	34	9	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	S 4	—	SW 15	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	WSW 4	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	W 4	W 4	SW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8	NW 3
kJ	—	17	7	—	1434	126	67	58	—	—	26	165	148	142	125	—	18	13	143	122	64	127	227	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Hope Beach TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Governors Island TAS - East Coast	St George River VIC - Cape Otway	Shelly Point TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Shelly Point TAS - East Coast	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Shelly Point TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Beach TAS - East Coast	Safety Cove Reef TAS - East Coast	Safety Cove Reef TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Eaglehawk Neck Reef TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast	Marion Bay TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	26	47	26	47	155	604	72	47	26	26	47	72	608	72	47	26	11	11	26	47	26	26	47	47
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	1	1		2	2	1	1	1	1		1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	2	2	1	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5

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