Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Feb 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (12 Feb)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
6
2
6
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
1.6
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
2
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.4
S
1.3
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111121316161515141514141313131312121212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92010651256184822903905130028693398515617145341240222092197183415561311124011141071574581797
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
1.04
5:33PM
0.60
3:42AM
1.08
6:19PM
0.60
4:27AM
1.11
7:03PM
0.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
0.26
8:15PM
0.57
11:41AM
0.22
9:05PM
0.57
12:24PM
0.19
9:56PM
0.56
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--6:24-------6:24-------6:26-----
Sunset------8:21-------8:20-------8:17-
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C131111121414131313131414161514141414131416161515
Feels °C (?)532243367689108791112121313131213
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