Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Shipstern Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 8PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2111
1690
1321
1126
1016
731
635
556
556
693
711
811
801
780
750
720
614
514
363
299
295
290
257
261
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:16PM0.94m
5:50AM0.67m
5:37PM0.98m
7:07AM0.63m
6:01PM1.02m
8:34AM0.62m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.41m
10:46AM0.49m
1:01AM0.33m
11:01AM0.55m
1:49AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:56
6:58
7:00
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:10
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
12
11
12
14
20
23
21
20
19
19
19
20
24
25
23
20
19
18
19
20
10
7
7
9
8
7
8
9
15
20
17
16
15
15
14
15
19
20
19
16
15
13
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
2111
1690
1321
1126
1016
731
635
556
556
693
711
811
801
780
750
720
614
514
363
299
295
290
257
261
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.6
NE
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
6
12
23
5
5
19
19
19
5
5
33
4
4
41
42
41
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
N
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
NNW
3
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.2
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
25
18
22
11
10
1
71
38
39
2
3
3
38
33
96
49
65
3
2
3
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
252
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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