Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111212121211111112121212121214
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)371336280280285285280235235227235251247235182179179199142137135149159214
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.57
4:57AM
1.12
8:02PM
0.57
5:38AM
1.15
8:59PM
0.58
6:21AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
0.55
1:06PM
0.20
9:44PM
0.56
1:49PM
0.17
10:23PM
0.57
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:50-
Sunset--8:47-------8:47-------8:46-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515141313131314141313131313141414141414141516
Feels °C (?)111010101010991098999999898991011
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