Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 11AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, near gales from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
0
0
0
3
5
5
4
4
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SSW
15
4
SW
14
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6682
3657
3171
3673
4121
4899
5012
4542
3803
2775
2212
1704
1226
880
651
681
4369
6619
6236
6128
6155
5162
6227
10825
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SSW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
45
W
40
WNW
45
WNW
50
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:26AM0.64m
12:00PM0.99m
3:37AM0.65m
12:50PM1.01m
3:57AM0.65m
1:40PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.64m
8:11PM0.25m
5:37AM0.64m
8:52PM0.23m
6:45AM0.62m
9:32PM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:01
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6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
12
11
9
9
11
18
22
19
15
15
10
8
7
9
10
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
5
7
7
7
8
9
4
3
5
12
14
10
7
6
-1
-4
-5
-3
-1
1
-1
-1
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