Shipstern Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Shipstern Bluff at 7PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (02 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
2.1
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
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
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1210
1589
1846
1648
1546
1351
1227
1072
1072
961
857
846
691
785
881
1098
1273
980
1944
1900
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:19AM0.74m
11:41AM1.12m
3:16AM0.74m
12:41PM1.11m
Low Tide
6:45PM0.05m
5:09AM0.69m
7:44PM0.04m
6:14AM0.69m
8:39PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:37
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6:15
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6:16
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Temp °C
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
7
8
7
8
7
8
6
6
6
7
8
7
6
7
6
7
7
6
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