Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.2° 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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu night).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
5
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
5
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
451
342
321
252
244
240
286
357
925
1298
1452
3720
3313
3467
3261
3082
5815
12316
13210
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
45
W
55
WSW
55
SW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04PM0.92m
1:20AM0.60m
1:25PM0.97m
2:41AM0.57m
1:51PM1.01m
Low Tide
8:17PM0.46m
6:04AM0.48m
9:08PM0.39m
6:15AM0.52m
9:49PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:59
5:00
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
9
9
8
7
7
6
7
7
8
6
5
5
Feels °C
11
13
10
8
7
8
8
6
4
4
0
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-4
-8
-8
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