Shipstern Bluff surf break

Shipstern Bluff surfForecast / TAS – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
Period(s) (?)101010101111111111111212121212121211111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2998304632523433346632432891269521982749265825602174196818371783157213251236952792703551465
Wind
(km/h)
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
1.06
8:22AM
0.78
7:27PM
1.12
9:56AM
0.75
8:11PM
1.15
11:35AM
0.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.17
1:05PM
0.54
2:59AM
0.08
1:46PM
0.63
4:05AM
0.01
2:28PM
0.70
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:46---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101010101111111111101098912131212121112121314
Feels °C (?)-2-2-2-2012245765691091010810101112
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