Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is
14.2°C
1.5° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (13 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
2 PM
5 PM
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SSW
11
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
679
594
513
355
456
400
371
319
378
371
347
283
278
251
319
407
957
740
721
870
1054
1014
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ESE
25
S
15
S
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
0
NW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
WSW
5
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:58AM1.05m
9:42AM1.04m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.17m
6:17PM0.17m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
15
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
10
12
8
9
11
11
12
12
10
11
11
11
12
8
7
11
12
9
6
3
5
4
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