Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (24 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2682
2148
1676
1538
1388
1267
1408
1408
1367
1576
1583
1329
1100
923
680
554
536
421
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
5:13AM0.61m
3:08PM1.08m
5:48AM0.61m
3:53PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:24PM0.24m
7:44AM0.58m
11:06PM0.21m
8:40AM0.57m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
4
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
8
9
9
11
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
10
10
6
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