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Shipstern Bluff Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 15 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
731 | 1001 | 964 | 817 | 663 | 508 | 421 | 295 | 215 | 169 | 130 | 97 | 88 | 63 | 139 | 273 | 567 | 602 | 483 | 385 | 355 | 350 | 435 | 459 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:46AM0.77m | 5:25PM1.16m | 7:17AM0.74m | 6:08PM1.21m | 8:53AM0.72m | 6:54PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.22m | 10:52AM0.44m | 00:46AM0.10m | 11:34AM0.55m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 12:14PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 731 | 1001 | 964 | 817 | 663 | 508 | 421 | 151 | 127 | 88 | 81 | 57 | 54 | 63 | 114 | 149 | 126 | 602 | 483 | 385 | 137 | 164 | 137 | 459 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 295 | 215 | 169 | 130 | 97 | 88 | 31 | 62 | 273 | 567 | 113 | 88 | 76 | 355 | 350 | 435 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | SSW 19 | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 139 | 85 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 149 | 301 | 285 | 206 | 181 | 143 | — | 76 | 311 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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