Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 10AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
307
307
375
360
289
232
364
644
789
762
808
465
687
565
559
954
890
875
853
729
597
551
472
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
00:51AM0.72m
12:45PM1.07m
2:19AM0.69m
1:32PM1.15m
3:43AM0.68m
2:23PM1.21m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.45m
8:04PM0.22m
6:46AM0.51m
9:09PM0.12m
7:33AM0.55m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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7:16
7:15
7:13
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5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
12
14
12
12
Feels °C
3
3
3
3
5
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
4
4
8
10
7
6
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