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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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 20 | |
181 | 215 | 221 | 963 | 1199 | 993 | 763 | 430 | 422 | 447 | 395 | 336 | 331 | 277 | 234 | 234 | 103 | 625 | 614 | 104 | 214 | 346 | 599 | 791 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.02m | 4:10PM0.79m | 1:45AM0.95m | 4:28PM0.81m | 2:41AM0.87m | 4:43PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43AM0.13m | 8:07PM0.69m | 9:19AM0.20m | 9:17PM0.63m | 9:47AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
181 | 215 | 173 | 963 | 1199 | 993 | 763 | 430 | 422 | 447 | 395 | 336 | 331 | 277 | 234 | 234 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 214 | 346 | 514 | 398 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 13 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 7 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NNE 5 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | S 22 | SSW 21 | S 20 |
13 | 9 | 221 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 166 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 31 | 75 | 103 | 124 | 49 | 104 | 26 | 335 | 599 | 791 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | E 7 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 23 | SSW 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
37 | 74 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 67 | 48 | 35 | 43 | 179 | 29 | 2 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | — | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 625 | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
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