Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
438 | 393 | 475 | 443 | 331 | 308 | 198 | 173 | 157 | 168 | 339 | 1007 | 1067 | 904 | 1040 | 1125 | 2589 | 2160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:39PM1.10m | 6:57AM0.65m | 5:26PM1.08m | 7:30AM0.69m | 6:16PM1.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.20m | 10:39AM0.56m | 1:01AM0.21m | 11:45AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ESE 10 | SW 16 |
307 | 280 | 475 | 443 | 331 | 308 | 173 | 273 | 332 | 332 | 279 | 188 | 623 | 794 | 954 | 921 | 78 | 2160 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 9 | ESE 10 |
45 | 393 | 156 | 105 | 99 | 105 | 198 | 173 | 136 | 168 | 239 | 501 | 110 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 3 | 78 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | S 10 | SSW 20 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
26 | 27 | 86 | 67 | 52 | 33 | 53 | 89 | 157 | 73 | 339 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | W 3 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1007 | 1067 | 904 | 1040 | 1125 | 2589 | 1545 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 47 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 26 |
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