Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 6AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.5
S
20
0.5
S
20
0.6
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
1.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1102
911
785
538
486
309
309
257
245
241
209
190
112
114
109
112
135
196
194
286
174
169
162
263
Wind (km/h)
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:50AM0.83m
10:07PM0.85m
11:24AM0.91m
11:25PM0.78m
12:03PM0.99m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.27m
4:24PM0.52m
4:43AM0.32m
5:43PM0.44m
5:21AM0.38m
6:56PM0.33m
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part cloud
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rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:16
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5:09
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
12
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
7
7
7
5
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
5
5
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