Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 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 1.5°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 8AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.6
S
22
0.8
SSW
21
1
S
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
215
221
963
1199
993
763
430
422
447
395
336
331
277
234
234
103
625
614
104
214
346
599
791
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
S
5
SSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
15
SE
15
ENE
10
NW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:48AM1.02m
4:10PM0.79m
1:45AM0.95m
4:28PM0.81m
2:41AM0.87m
4:43PM0.84m
Low Tide
8:43AM0.13m
8:07PM0.69m
9:19AM0.20m
9:17PM0.63m
9:47AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:21
5:20
5:17
Temp °C
20
19
18
19
21
22
22
19
17
17
17
18
21
19
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
16
15
15
16
15
13
14
17
18
18
15
13
14
13
13
17
16
18
14
14
14
13
13
16
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.3
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
181
215
173
963
1199
993
763
430
422
447
395
336
331
277
234
234
53
43
43
37
214
346
514
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SSW
17
0.2
E
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.7
SW
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
S
22
0.8
SSW
21
1
S
20
Energy kJ
13
9
221
5
6
5
1
166
4
4
1
1
31
3
31
75
103
124
49
104
26
335
599
791
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SSW
23
0.5
SSW
7
0.1
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
37
74
5
3
5
5
5
5
2
1
2
1
1
31
1
5
67
48
35
43
179
29
2
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
NNE
6
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
25
1
6
13
13
8
7
7
1
1
625
614
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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