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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
451 | 339 | 334 | 272 | 261 | 142 | 140 | 217 | 223 | 268 | 301 | 206 | 194 | 180 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 129 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:45AM0.60m | 4:22PM1.03m | 6:06AM0.58m | 4:47PM1.06m | 7:37AM0.58m | 5:17PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.40m | 9:05AM0.48m | 00:06AM0.32m | 9:18AM0.53m | 00:47AM0.26m | 9:30AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
271 | 339 | 334 | 680 | 802 | 617 | 529 | 433 | 411 | 345 | 338 | 275 | 260 | 245 | 255 | 312 | 320 | 263 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 314 | 326 | 320 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
451 | 169 | 169 | 76 | 261 | 142 | 140 | 217 | 193 | 217 | 211 | 206 | 194 | 180 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 129 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 47 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 12 | SSW 3 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 |
— | — | 275 | 272 | — | 52 | 51 | 82 | 223 | 268 | 301 | 47 | 77 | — | 129 | 123 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 |
478 | 568 | 454 | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 26 | 13 |
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