Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s 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 (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (03 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
251
255
251
251
305
362
342
313
304
362
419
424
406
472
350
1360
1591
1592
1572
1292
1130
1175
996
886
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
NE
10
N
10
S
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
SW
20
W
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:00PM1.05m
7:36PM1.05m
8:16PM1.05m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.20m
4:05AM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:06
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
22
19
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
14
15
16
20
17
16
14
16
14
13
12
13
14
12
9
8
9
9
11
12
10
9
8
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
NE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
NE
10
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
93
100
141
207
226
221
282
261
226
231
272
278
307
472
207
1360
1591
1592
1572
1292
1130
1175
996
886
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
ENE
10
1
SW
13
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
251
255
251
251
305
362
342
313
304
362
419
424
406
251
331
184
188
235
235
200
212
216
208
168
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.8
SSW
16
1
S
16
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
Energy kJ
16
9
6
6
6
1
1
5
2
1
1
350
555
11
11
37
36
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
NE
9
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
6
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
Energy kJ
358
262
606
640
3
7
10
34
56
5
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
7
7
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
35
27
26
26
26
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
1
4
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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