Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.7°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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
2
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
3.5
WSW
15
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1977
1591
1431
1005
871
623
597
752
869
967
5594
2228
2349
2663
2948
2497
2037
1860
1835
1810
3866
2425
4956
6271
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
30
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
50
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:49AM0.94m
10:45PM0.76m
10:31AM1.00m
00:12AM0.72m
11:18AM1.06m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.41m
4:36PM0.33m
4:02AM0.48m
5:46PM0.25m
4:44AM0.54m
6:53PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
13
17
16
14
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
13
13
10
9
10
9
8
8
Feels °C
5
4
2
6
12
11
8
6
4
3
3
5
7
7
6
6
7
6
2
-1
-2
-3
-4
-3
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