Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.1° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)18ft (5.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
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0
0
!
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
16
5
SW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5.5
SSW
16
5
SSW
16
4
SSW
16
5
SW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5555
8694
11545
15780
15115
11048
8502
10674
4580
2792
4651
5634
5633
4517
3446
2630
1167
667
1903
1989
Wind (km/h)
50
W
35
W
55
WSW
65
SW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:51PM1.01m
3:58AM0.56m
2:22PM1.04m
5:04AM0.56m
2:59PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.34m
6:34AM0.54m
10:28PM0.29m
7:04AM0.55m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
9
11
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
-3
-2
-6
-9
-7
-7
-3
1
1
3
4
3
2
2
3
5
6
9
8
6
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