Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AEST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 4AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
212
451
339
334
272
261
142
140
217
223
268
301
206
194
180
151
149
145
129
96
69
69
49
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
0
NW
0
SE
0
E
5
WSW
10
S
5
SW
0
W
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:02PM0.98m
4:45AM0.60m
4:22PM1.03m
6:06AM0.58m
4:47PM1.06m
7:37AM0.58m
Low Tide
11:23PM0.40m
9:05AM0.48m
00:06AM0.32m
9:18AM0.53m
00:47AM0.26m
9:30AM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:45
4:44
4:44
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
9
8
8
9
12
13
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
12
1
ENE
13
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
323
345
451
339
258
254
303
702
607
502
418
345
338
286
255
240
245
263
274
286
286
263
253
248
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
NNE
9
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
265
212
151
169
334
272
261
142
140
217
193
217
211
206
194
180
151
149
145
129
96
69
69
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
12
0.6
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
131
131
106
52
51
82
223
268
301
47
77
55
96
65
20
2
8
17
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
8
1.9
ESE
8
2.3
E
7
2.3
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.7
E
7
2.2
ENE
8
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
488
438
554
568
389
295
514
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
252
252
252
36
27
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
7
26
0
10
10
13
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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