Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 11PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (08 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
3
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SSW
19
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1553
1553
1571
1480
1427
1410
1393
1230
1122
892
749
608
503
489
362
352
268
138
199
269
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
35
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
W
30
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:37PM0.90m
6:54AM0.85m
6:39PM0.82m
7:17AM0.90m
7:47PM0.74m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.31m
12:49PM0.47m
00:49AM0.40m
1:51PM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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7:23
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Temp °C
13
13
12
12
11
9
10
17
19
17
14
13
13
15
15
16
17
16
14
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
7
4
5
12
13
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
7
5
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