Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.7° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s 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 (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
5
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.5
SSW
9
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
273
230
209
212
164
162
191
134
232
310
255
248
221
346
1027
2749
1995
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
NNW
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.01m
5:53AM0.78m
5:12PM0.97m
6:26AM0.84m
6:14PM0.91m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.23m
11:02AM0.50m
00:03AM0.27m
12:09PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
14
15
15
16
16
15
13
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
12
12
11
12
11
13
13
11
8
8
7
3
2
1
0
1
0
1
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