Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
!
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
16
6
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4.5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
1315
748
1452
2158
2821
3761
3606
5216
9081
12100
16457
13652
10554
8502
10674
4734
2890
4764
5227
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
30
W
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
50
WSW
65
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
25
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:25PM0.97m
2:41AM0.57m
1:51PM1.01m
3:58AM0.56m
2:22PM1.04m
Low Tide
9:08PM0.39m
6:15AM0.52m
9:49PM0.34m
6:34AM0.54m
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
9
8
8
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
7
8
7
9
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
1
-1
0
0
-1
-3
-3
-4
-3
-6
-9
-7
-6
-3
0
0
3
4
3
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