Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 3AM is: 1.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1944
1900
1771
1708
1647
1469
1469
1543
1657
1638
1524
1321
1305
1845
4065
5585
5716
5017
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
ESE
20
E
10
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
W
30
W
40
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
50
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:59AM0.75m
2:41PM1.09m
5:34AM0.76m
3:39PM1.05m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.05m
8:23AM0.67m
10:28PM0.09m
9:32AM0.64m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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Temp °C
10
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
12
11
9
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
9
4
2
4
3
1
-3
-3
-3
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