Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
0
0
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2200
1797
1624
1415
1189
1053
817
653
388
326
321
398
244
1321
1250
1234
400
371
371
414
147
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
0
N
20
E
10
ENE
5
SSE
5
SW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
N
35
NNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
0
NW
20
W
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:20AM1.17m
2:40AM0.77m
11:19AM1.14m
3:29AM0.78m
12:19PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:35PM-0.03m
4:45AM0.75m
7:33PM-0.01m
6:05AM0.75m
8:25PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
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5:56
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5:54
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5:52
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7:50
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7:51
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1
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Temp °C
11
14
17
16
14
13
12
13
16
19
18
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
8
13
13
14
14
13
10
9
11
14
11
9
9
9
10
8
9
9
8
8
11
6
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