Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 536 | 436 | 399 | 407 | 878 | 2104 | 1569 | 1187 | 941 | 442 | 780 | 416 | 331 | 325 | 198 | 139 | 157 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM0.63m | 4:39PM1.10m | 6:57AM0.65m | 5:26PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46PM0.20m | 9:37AM0.57m | 00:24AM0.20m | 10:39AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 536 | 436 | 399 | 407 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 333 | 575 | 416 | 331 | 325 | 205 | 435 | 392 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 177 | 251 | 226 | 188 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 27 | 140 | 112 | 108 | 155 | 198 | 139 | 136 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 86 | 67 | 52 | 33 | 53 | 89 | 157 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 8 | 878 | 2104 | 1569 | 1187 | 941 | 442 | 780 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 47 | 47 | 477 | 108 | 565 | 565 | 30 | 35 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
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