Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1611 | 1832 | 1152 | 7936 | 3668 | 3664 | 3940 | 13691 | 8612 | 13256 | 5647 | 4729 | 4121 | 9500 | 3731 | 5639 | 4108 | 4815 | 4230 | 3764 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.21m | 8:49AM0.69m | 6:55PM1.12m | 9:27AM0.72m | 7:52PM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.06m | 12:18PM0.60m | 2:37AM0.14m | 1:34PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | |  | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1611 | 1832 | 1130 | 4077 | 3668 | 3664 | 3940 | 5605 | 7171 | 6682 | 5647 | 4729 | 4121 | 4124 | 3731 | 4705 | 4108 | 27 | 4230 | 3764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 208 | 170 | 1152 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 92 | 98 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 5 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | — | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 399 | — | 133 | 27 | 28 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 15 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | NW 3 | SW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 129 | 193 | 7936 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 13691 | 8612 | 13256 | — | — | 7 | 9500 | 93 | 5639 | 56 | 4815 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 41 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 604 | 72 | 26 |
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