Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 May 2026 AEST
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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 1.7°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 3AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
2
2
3
4
3
0
0
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
368
434
334
1286
1429
1592
1572
1310
1319
1175
1057
947
934
754
991
1876
981
1223
1204
1365
1551
3700
1555
3100
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:36PM1.05m
8:16PM1.05m
9:00PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.18m
4:49AM0.18m
5:31AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:03
7:05
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5:07
5:06
5:05
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
16
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
12
9
9
11
11
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
11
3
4
5
2
1
-1
1
1
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
NE
10
1
ENE
10
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.7
SSW
16
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
246
275
192
1286
1429
1592
1572
1310
1319
1175
1057
947
934
754
160
143
981
1223
125
125
123
94
1555
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1
SW
13
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.6
S
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
368
434
331
188
240
245
245
208
208
212
190
157
154
154
128
128
133
133
232
329
326
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.8
S
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.1
S
24
0.9
SW
7
0.2
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
21
0.2
S
22
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
S
20
0.6
S
18
0.8
SSW
18
Energy kJ
1
334
454
11
79
37
36
36
36
132
78
68
235
364
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1
SW
6
1.2
WSW
7
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
3
1.7
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
6
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
8
60
72
132
4
7
10
7
10
991
1876
111
1204
1365
1551
3700
273
3100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
11
26
35
30
26
0
26
26
26
26
11
47
35
35
35
35
72
698
35
35
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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