Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.1° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
8
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
19
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
1.3
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
9
0.6
SW
14
1.2
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
190
114
138
225
197
193
196
194
186
167
153
144
360
383
424
399
435
418
130
227
360
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24AM0.91m
11:25PM0.78m
12:03PM0.99m
00:51AM0.72m
12:45PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:43AM0.32m
5:43PM0.44m
5:21AM0.38m
6:56PM0.33m
6:02AM0.45m
8:04PM0.22m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
5
6
5
7
7
7
6
7
8
6
6
4
4
5
5
6
5
6
7
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