Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
543
536
765
893
1005
1210
1589
1763
1648
1546
1227
1227
1087
961
947
846
691
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06AM0.73m
10:43AM1.12m
2:19AM0.74m
11:41AM1.12m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.68m
6:45PM0.05m
5:09AM0.69m
7:44PM0.04m
cloud
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
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11
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10
10
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Feels °C
6
5
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