Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
711
811
801
780
750
720
614
463
363
299
295
290
257
257
212
212
241
214
167
167
220
220
214
214
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NNE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37PM0.98m
7:07AM0.63m
6:01PM1.02m
8:34AM0.62m
6:29PM1.04m
Low Tide
1:01AM0.33m
11:01AM0.55m
1:49AM0.27m
11:12AM0.59m
2:35AM0.23m
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:13
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
22
20
20
20
19
20
24
26
23
21
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
19
19
18
19
22
21
18
16
16
15
14
15
19
22
19
17
14
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
711
811
801
780
750
720
614
463
363
299
295
290
257
257
212
212
241
110
113
101
109
186
253
433
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.1
E
15
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
5
5
20
5
5
5
5
37
43
4
30
22
31
30
4
214
167
167
220
220
214
214
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
4
20
16
8
8
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.7
NE
7
1.3
NE
6
1
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
3
NE
9
Energy kJ
40
40
4
47
48
41
36
97
113
51
3
3
2
1
46
141
99
320
328
274
319
525
699
1263
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
29
13
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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