Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2.3
SW
6
2.3
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
9
2.5
SW
9
0.9
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
2.2
SW
17
2.2
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
308
257
208
205
245
426
553
546
684
562
1062
657
980
870
972
2309
2652
2535
5267
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNW
20
W
30
W
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
20
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
2:00PM1.18m
4:57AM0.70m
2:57PM1.18m
5:44AM0.70m
3:53PM1.16m
Low Tide
9:54PM0.04m
8:14AM0.62m
10:48PM0.05m
9:16AM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
12
11
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
7
7
9
13
14
11
8
Feels °C
12
10
9
10
7
4
-1
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
7
7
3
-1
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