Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Issued: 9 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.3° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 5AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (04 Jul)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
7
6
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
6
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4127
1368
1366
4649
5541
7580
9188
11772
12765
13673
18526
11456
10185
8653
7086
5715
4954
3975
3371
2361
1939
1569
1399
1075
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
50
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:12PM1.07m
11:43AM0.69m
9:01PM1.02m
12:00PM0.76m
9:57PM0.96m
12:25PM0.83m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.16m
2:26PM0.66m
4:51AM0.17m
4:04PM0.65m
5:24AM0.20m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:45
4:45
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
8
Feels °C
-1
-3
-3
-3
-6
-6
-5
-5
-4
-2
0
2
3
5
5
5
6
6
4
3
3
2
4
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
1.3
SSW
15
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
6
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
37
54
730
25
24
33
23
18526
11456
10185
8653
7086
5715
4954
3975
3371
2361
1939
1569
1399
1075
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
18
40
8
8
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
5
SSW
14
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
15
5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
4127
1368
1366
4649
5541
7580
9188
11772
12765
13673
12694
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
6
5
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
41
72
41
155
597
608
608
698
123
35
30
30
30
30
30
30
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
7
4
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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