Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.7° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (16 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
994
824
390
380
573
395
610
986
1553
1338
1517
1309
1147
1028
863
331
666
565
425
344
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:55PM0.77m
10:52AM0.86m
11:08PM0.68m
11:18AM0.91m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.52m
4:10AM0.43m
5:33PM0.47m
4:27AM0.50m
6:39PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
14
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
9
7
7
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
10
8
10
9
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