Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 10AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2198
1885
2746
2089
2392
3128
6834
3765
6125
6544
6244
6602
6041
5718
4883
4394
4025
3681
3232
2681
2075
1721
2148
1083
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
35
NW
40
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
10
NE
5
S
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:12AM0.72m
11:18AM1.06m
1:37AM0.70m
12:09PM1.11m
2:55AM0.70m
1:04PM1.15m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.54m
6:53PM0.17m
5:30AM0.59m
7:57PM0.11m
6:21AM0.62m
8:57PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
3
1
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
7
7
1
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
-1
2
4
7
5
7
6
7
8
7
8
10
11
6
6
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