Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.8° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 9AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
0
1
4
4
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
0.9
SSW
20
1.2
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
19
1.3
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
2.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1239
2024
1775
1714
1408
1141
1005
605
1001
949
1050
1579
1526
1422
1422
772
1487
1433
1273
1339
1014
2886
1064
671
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:58AM0.81m
3:52PM0.94m
5:27AM0.88m
4:57PM0.89m
5:59AM0.94m
6:09PM0.84m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.56m
10:48PM0.23m
11:10AM0.48m
11:26PM0.29m
12:15PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
12
12
13
22
27
25
24
22
19
17
18
24
19
19
19
17
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
20
23
23
22
17
14
12
13
20
16
18
18
16
9
10
12
14
10
9
9
9
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