Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010991313191818161616161514141111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)792703573484384341268257190155109108203541534390371367248171169169123164
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.75
9:00PM
1.16
1:11PM
0.76
9:54PM
1.15
2:27PM
0.77
10:51PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.01
2:28PM
0.70
5:09AM
-0.02
3:14PM
0.74
6:11AM
-0.02
4:14PM
0.76
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset---5:29-------5:27-------5:25----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111113141313131313141514141413121213182020191916
Feels °C (?)991113121111111010109988878141717161715
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