Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.7°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
2
6
2
2
2
3
4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
5
6
4
5
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
869
1083
5135
2496
2503
2663
2986
2530
2037
1860
2863
2061
3936
2684
7233
5019
4796
6965
15083
6705
6254
5893
5406
4732
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
40
NW
40
W
50
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
35
W
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:45PM0.76m
10:31AM1.00m
00:12AM0.72m
11:18AM1.06m
1:37AM0.70m
12:09PM1.11m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.48m
5:46PM0.25m
4:44AM0.54m
6:53PM0.17m
5:30AM0.59m
7:57PM0.11m
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light rain
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clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
2
5
7
7
8
7
7
5
1
-1
-2
-4
-5
-3
-1
-1
1
4
7
6
7
7
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