Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.5°C
1.6° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1.4
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
0.9
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
344
344
228
234
102
102
90
160
97
97
97
86
687
528
957
1239
2024
1796
1714
1408
1141
1005
678
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
20
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:13AM0.72m
1:54PM0.98m
4:33AM0.76m
2:51PM0.97m
4:58AM0.81m
3:52PM0.94m
Low Tide
7:42AM0.66m
9:34PM0.20m
8:55AM0.62m
10:11PM0.21m
10:03AM0.56m
10:48PM0.23m
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clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
19
22
23
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
22
27
26
24
22
Feels °C
13
13
15
17
18
13
12
13
13
15
14
12
15
11
11
11
10
10
12
19
23
24
22
18
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