Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 2PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3121
3436
3412
3102
2850
2329
2070
2070
2343
3147
3727
3517
2681
2206
1822
1547
1446
1407
1285
1110
493
575
619
599
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM0.70m
8:05PM1.15m
11:30AM0.73m
9:00PM1.04m
12:00PM0.77m
9:56PM0.90m
Low Tide
3:18AM-0.01m
1:18PM0.67m
4:06AM0.06m
2:44PM0.67m
4:47AM0.16m
4:17PM0.65m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:53
4:54
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
8
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
7
10
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
11
12
10
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