Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.8°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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 12AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Evening (06 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Tue night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1469
1543
1657
1638
1543
1321
1390
2119
4414
6533
6251
5659
4640
4204
4007
4001
4178
3609
3317
2537
Wind (km/h)
5
S
20
E
15
NE
10
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
45
WSW
35
W
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
SW
50
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM1.09m
5:34AM0.76m
3:39PM1.05m
6:03AM0.78m
4:37PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.09m
9:32AM0.64m
11:12PM0.15m
10:39AM0.59m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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7:19
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7:20
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7:21
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2
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
10
8
9
9
4
2
1
3
1
-2
-3
-3
0
2
3
5
6
4
3
3
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