Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.5
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.8
SSW
18
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
17
1.8
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
857
691
691
785
881
1098
1273
980
1944
1900
1771
1708
1647
1469
1469
1543
1571
1638
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
15
ESE
20
E
15
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:16AM0.74m
12:41PM1.11m
3:59AM0.75m
1:41PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.04m
6:14AM0.69m
8:39PM0.05m
7:23AM0.67m
9:28PM0.09m
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clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
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Feels °C
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