Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s 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 cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
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)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
3
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
105
103
169
120
291
334
255
274
286
356
807
1875
2295
3832
6382
7902
7126
5884
5190
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:18PM0.98m
3:06AM0.59m
12:55PM1.00m
3:59AM0.60m
1:37PM1.03m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.32m
5:14AM0.58m
9:02PM0.29m
5:55AM0.59m
9:43PM0.26m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
2
1
3
Temp °C
15
16
14
13
11
10
9
11
13
10
11
10
10
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
12
13
10
10
7
5
4
5
8
4
4
4
3
2
-1
-4
-3
-1
0
1
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