Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 12 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (12 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
7
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.4
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.2
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
3
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)66888888881212121212122019191918121717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)922234506999841052105211951158118122051775118015081141119311031287126012071093247142064959
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:19AM
1.00
4:29PM
0.64
2:09AM
1.03
5:03PM
0.65
3:00AM
1.06
5:37PM
0.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.25
7:02PM
0.62
10:07AM
0.22
8:04PM
0.61
10:50AM
0.19
9:05PM
0.59
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:34-------7:32--
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-12-1-11111-------------
Temp. °C131312121313121211121213141414131211101114151414
Feels °C (?)6533221112356689998912121211
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