Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 26 Apr 2026 AEST
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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 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 12PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
23
1
SW
14
0.8
SSW
21
1
S
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
395
331
241
238
103
103
124
49
84
179
407
599
791
1129
1501
1347
1664
1471
1454
1526
1693
1916
2007
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
30
SSW
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:28PM0.81m
2:41AM0.87m
4:43PM0.84m
3:39AM0.79m
4:59PM0.89m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.20m
9:17PM0.63m
9:47AM0.28m
10:21PM0.56m
10:10AM0.35m
11:19PM0.49m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:20
5:17
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
18
19
21
20
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
12
13
16
18
17
16
15
12
14
15
17
19
17
15
13
14
12
12
14
13
14
14
12
9
8
9
13
14
12
11
11
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.9
SW
16
2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
395
395
331
241
238
72
70
42
29
43
140
407
440
392
1129
1501
1347
1664
1471
1454
1526
1693
1916
2007
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
7
0.6
S
22
0.8
SSW
21
1
S
20
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
7
8
13
103
103
124
49
84
22
335
599
791
286
235
235
9
8
11
9
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
23
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
1
31
31
31
14
67
48
35
47
179
4
4
4
14
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
N
3
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
SW
7
0.4
NE
6
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
7
2
67
103
8
4
22
87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
26
10
0
0
0
11
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
9
9
8
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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