Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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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 1.1°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 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2314
1629
1190
846
721
517
437
331
273
212
184
137
126
206
405
361
276
254
196
283
366
422
443
437
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
W
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:27PM1.01m
3:05PM0.81m
00:23AM0.90m
3:20PM0.84m
1:20AM0.80m
3:33PM0.89m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.12m
7:10PM0.71m
7:59AM0.21m
8:31PM0.65m
8:22AM0.29m
9:40PM0.57m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
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7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:47
4:47
4:46
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
9
8
8
9
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
13
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.9
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
13
1.3
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.2
S
7
Energy kJ
2314
1629
1190
846
721
517
437
331
273
212
184
241
288
339
359
426
518
534
501
493
419
405
405
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.8
ENE
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
75
80
49
48
47
32
32
43
39
38
183
137
126
206
405
361
276
254
196
180
366
422
443
374
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.8
S
6
1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
35
35
35
27
28
23
82
15
21
29
69
153
283
135
101
41
437
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
11
11
16
13
40
52
98
80
95
1
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
7
11
11
11
7
7
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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