Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.9° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
16
2.2
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
749
608
503
489
362
352
264
166
305
280
363
480
1571
2535
2856
2535
1799
1260
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
N
30
N
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
ENE
0
WSW
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:39PM0.82m
7:17AM0.90m
7:47PM0.74m
7:41AM0.94m
9:04PM0.69m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.40m
1:51PM0.40m
1:12AM0.48m
2:49PM0.34m
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Temp °C
15
14
13
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14
12
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16
Feels °C
10
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7
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15
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