Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 02 May 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
15.6° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s 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 (02 May)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
290
257
257
212
212
238
251
248
245
251
255
251
251
305
362
342
313
362
362
425
493
472
465
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
5
SSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
on
High Tide
8:34AM0.62m
6:29PM1.04m
7:00PM1.05m
7:36PM1.05m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.27m
11:12AM0.59m
2:35AM0.23m
3:20AM0.20m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:10
5:09
5:08
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
20
22
21
22
21
20
19
18
20
22
20
17
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
17
14
14
13
14
12
15
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
290
290
257
257
212
212
238
75
84
74
73
98
137
211
194
362
221
221
190
176
236
284
251
465
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.1
S
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
30
31
37
46
47
47
47
251
248
245
251
255
251
251
305
1
342
313
362
362
425
493
472
226
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SW
4
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
20
16
16
16
8
6
2
1
1
15
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
0.2
NNW
3
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
5
3
2
147
131
164
203
1
284
402
221
552
28
43
21
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
7
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
0
29
10
26
0
0
7
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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