Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (13 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
3
7
6
4
3
2
0
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0
0
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5394
5605
8175
6109
5718
4729
4267
4645
10315
10557
10845
5152
4489
4060
3611
3905
4128
3718
3295
2712
2290
1851
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:49AM0.69m
6:55PM1.12m
9:27AM0.72m
7:52PM1.01m
9:59AM0.76m
8:50PM0.89m
Low Tide
12:18PM0.60m
2:37AM0.14m
1:34PM0.59m
3:16AM0.24m
2:55PM0.56m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
7
8
6
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
6
7
6
7
6
7
8
7
7
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