Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 08 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (09 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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)
0
0
7
6
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
4
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5156
4455
7255
4400
2786
2430
2176
2641
2598
2230
2230
3018
2800
3686
1699
1648
1550
1398
1276
1161
1217
1103
953
909
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:41PM1.03m
2:23PM0.74m
11:38PM1.01m
2:42PM0.79m
00:40AM0.98m
3:07PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.15m
5:25PM0.69m
7:28AM0.14m
6:52PM0.66m
8:07AM0.15m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:01
5:00
5:00
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
11
12
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
4
4
5
6
6
7
9
7
6
9
9
10
10
9
11
10
10
11
11
9
9
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
20
19
3228
2907
18
9
9
10
10
10
9
2149
1989
1929
1699
1648
1550
1398
1276
1161
1217
1103
953
909
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
Energy kJ
18
17
9
12
14
15
14
13
12
16
17
34
33
31
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
15
Energy kJ
2
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
4.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
5156
4455
7255
4400
2786
2430
2176
2641
2598
2230
2230
3018
2800
3686
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
6
5
5
4
3
1
2
2
2
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
30
28
27
27
26
26
30
35
30
38
38
26
28
26
35
35
35
35
11
26
35
26
35
7
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
1
3
4
4
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
7
9
5
4
5
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