Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.5
SE
15
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
841
566
656
730
692
589
579
471
387
308
254
206
107
164
206
203
142
193
188
183
226
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:00PM0.77m
9:56PM0.90m
12:24PM0.82m
10:56PM0.78m
12:45PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.16m
4:17PM0.65m
5:19AM0.26m
5:50PM0.60m
5:41AM0.36m
7:12PM0.53m
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7:35
7:33
7:33
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4:54
4:55
4:57
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Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
8
8
6
7
9
10
9
10
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