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Shipstern Bluff Surf Forecast
/ TAS – East Coast (46 breaks) / Tasmania (59 breaks) /
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Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 3PM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Shipstern Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | |
1510 | 2274 | 3113 | 2909 | 2136 | 1675 | 1307 | 1177 | 1010 | 886 | 702 | 553 | 427 | 351 | 317 | 241 | 184 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 195 | 506 | 874 | 1088 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:37PM0.93m | 3:01AM0.88m | 4:11PM1.01m | 4:21AM0.82m | 4:47PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.18m | 9:24PM0.49m | 9:29AM0.24m | 10:34PM0.36m | 10:10AM0.33m | 11:41PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | 4:55 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
 kJ | 1510 | 2274 | 3113 | 2909 | 2136 | 1675 | 1307 | 1177 | 1010 | 886 | 702 | 553 | 427 | 351 | 317 | 241 | 184 | 164 | 127 | 96 | 77 | 506 | 874 | 1088 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 22 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 431 | 292 | 106 | 64 | 65 | 45 | 50 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 26 | 65 | 195 | 45 | 73 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 24 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 11 | — |
| kJ | 141 | 110 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 54 | 62 | 75 | 30 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 66 | 71 | 42 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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