Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)--
Afternoon (11 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (11 Sep)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
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6
4
4
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
4
SSW
16
5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13647
8468
12880
5638
4954
4831
2423
3393
2823
2427
2237
1674
1825
1735
1642
1379
1241
962
665
561
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NE
20
N
25
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:45PM0.93m
8:00AM0.81m
7:47PM0.83m
8:26AM0.86m
8:58PM0.74m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.33m
1:47PM0.47m
2:04AM0.42m
2:56PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
11
10
9
7
6
8
10
11
11
10
9
10
12
14
17
20
20
17
Feels °C
8
9
8
9
7
4
3
6
7
7
8
8
6
5
7
9
13
16
16
11
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