Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.8° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 3AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
3
6
0
0
0
0
0
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
0.8
SW
11
2
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
2.5
SSW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
170
122
120
120
118
86
679
147
1306
999
3908
3418
3278
4588
6242
5733
6555
6694
3528
5849
5363
5522
5105
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:13AM0.67m
4:29PM1.30m
7:35AM0.67m
5:22PM1.32m
8:52AM0.67m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.01m
9:32AM0.58m
00:27AM-0.06m
10:17AM0.62m
1:27AM-0.08m
11:06AM0.64m
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clear
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
7:37
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4:50
4:51
4:52
 mm
2
1
3
2
1
2
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
5
6
4
4
4
4
1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-3
-1
-1
-1
0
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