Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.4° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 4PM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)17s
Evening (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the SW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
4
3
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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6
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6
3
7
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2.1
SSW
17
2.4
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SSW
19
4.5
SSW
19
5
SSW
18
5
SSW
18
5.5
SSW
18
5.5
SSW
18
5.5
SSW
17
5
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
3
SSW
16
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
870
972
2309
2492
2796
4228
5335
5800
11664
14912
14443
15792
17401
17348
16628
14202
9821
14405
11474
9858
4112
8042
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:44AM0.70m
3:53PM1.16m
6:25AM0.71m
4:50PM1.11m
7:00AM0.73m
5:46PM1.03m
Low Tide
9:16AM0.61m
11:37PM0.09m
10:20AM0.58m
00:22AM0.15m
11:27AM0.55m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
13
14
12
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
14
14
12
Feels °C
3
4
8
7
4
-1
-3
-3
-4
-5
-3
-2
-1
0
1
2
3
4
6
7
6
4
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