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Shipstern Bluff

Lat Long: 43.20° S 147.72° E

Shipstern Bluff Surf Photo: 'Shippies' by Samuel Ross

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Shipstern Bluff sea temperature is

12.9°C

1.1°

Shipstern Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	SW	SSW
	13 s	cross	14 s	13 s	23 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSW
	14 s	cross	5 s	14 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W	SW	SW	SSW
	19 s	cross	14 s	14 s	19 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW
	18 s	cross		18 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW
	17 s	cross		17 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW
	16 s	cross		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	W		SSW
	16 s	cross		16 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW		SSW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 30 May at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW		SSW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW
	15 s	cross- off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	WNW		SSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	N		SSW	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	SSE		SSW	SW
	14 s	glass		14 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	ENE		SSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NW		SSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 May at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NNW		SSW
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 June at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Shipstern Bluff around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 2 hours and 29 minutes after low water (rising ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.6m (2.0 ft). Range 1.30m (4.3 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Shipstern Bluff Surf Photo: 'Shippies' by Samuel Ross

An entertaining day down at Shipstern Bluff a few months back.

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User: Samuel Ross (3 photos)

Country: Australia (2683 photos)

Photo taken at: 1:03 am 31 May 2012