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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
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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
14.4° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
377 | 299 | 242 | 239 | 231 | 156 | 199 | 199 | 184 | 141 | 137 | 80 | 107 | 228 | 280 | 280 | 246 | 240 | 237 | 329 | 385 | 371 | 291 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:33AM0.73m | 7:44PM1.25m | 12:14PM0.75m | 8:37PM1.23m | 1:37PM0.77m | 9:33PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:54AM-0.07m | 12:53PM0.70m | 3:57AM-0.10m | 1:33PM0.74m | 4:58AM-0.08m | 2:28PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
164 | 208 | 237 | 242 | 237 | 203 | 203 | 188 | 193 | 212 | 217 | 176 | 184 | 164 | 161 | 164 | 179 | 183 | 179 | 175 | 210 | 218 | 218 | 186 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
377 | 299 | 242 | 239 | 231 | 156 | 199 | 199 | 184 | 141 | 137 | 80 | 77 | 160 | 230 | 251 | 246 | 240 | 237 | 329 | 385 | 371 | 291 | 397 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 3 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 1 | 75 | 127 | 75 | 72 | 107 | 9 | 280 | 280 | 40 | 37 | 23 | 33 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 2 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 228 | 60 | 63 | 25 | 17 | 1 | — | 74 | 169 | 190 | 155 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 41 | 72 | 41 | 26 |
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