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Shipstern Bluff

Tasmania, Australia

🦈Sharks😮‍💨Hold-downs🏝️Remote⚠️Shallow🚶Difficult access

Shipstern Bluff is one of the most terrifying waves on the planet—a Tasmanian slab famous for its mutant "steps" that form mid-face as the wave throws over a shallow reef ledge. Located at the end of a remote Tasman Peninsula, Shipstern requires either a 2-hour hike through rugged national park or a long jet-ski ride through great white shark territory. The wave is cold, isolated, unpredictable, and thoroughly hostile to human beings. Yet the barrels are other-worldly. This is big wave surfing at its most raw and unforgiving.

10-Day Forecast

Mon

Fair

2.3mSSW

@15s

8km/h

2.3m

@15s

8km/h

Tue

Poor

2.4mSW

@15s

9km/h

2.4m

@15s

9km/h

Wed

Poor

2.4mSSW

@12s

9km/h

2.4m

@12s

9km/h

Thu

Poor

2.2mSSW

@14s

5km/h

2.2m

@14s

5km/h

Fri

Poor

2.3mSW

@16s

6km/h

2.3m

@16s

6km/h

Sat

Poor

3.0mSW

@15s

7km/h

3.0m

@15s

7km/h

Sun

Fair

2.7mSW

@15s

5km/h

2.7m

@15s

5km/h

Groomed

Mon

Poor

1.9mSW

@14s

13km/h

1.9m

@14s

13km/h

Groomed

Tue

Poor

1.2mSW

@12s

11km/h

1.2m

@12s

11km/h

Groomed

Wed

Poor

0.8mSW

@14s

19km/h

0.8m

@14s

19km/h

Groomed

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Today's Conditions

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Swell

2.3m

SSW(209°)

Score: 5/25

Period

15s

Long period groundswell

Score: 7/25

Wind

8km/h

NNW(337°)

Score: 24/25

Weather

8°C

0.0mm39%

Windswell Component

0.1mNW@1s

Secondary Swell

0.3mE

Forecast Confidence

100%

Sources: open-meteo-marine, open-meteo-weather

Best Session

afternoon

AM: 7 km/h NNW|PM: 8 km/h NNW

Similar wind — afternoon has better tide for this spot

High tide at 2pm (0.4m)

Location & Conditions

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Tide Times

1:18 am

High tide - 0.18m

7:47 am

Low tide - -0.36m

2:55 pm

High tide - 0.39m

9:06 pm

Low tide - -0.05m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Fair

Components

Swell Direction19/25

Swell Size5/25

Swell Period7/25

Wind24/25

Raw Score55/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide-1

📉 Undersized Swell-8

🚫 Undersized Capmax 64

Adjusted Score46/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score46

🌊 Slightly below optimal tide

Location & Conditions

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Spot Details

Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (200°)
Direction range: 170° - 220°
Size range: 2.5m - 8m
Ideal size: 6.9m
Height multiplier: 1.08×
Ideal period: 20s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: N (0°)
Offshore range: 300° - 45°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: mid to high
Optimal range: 0.5m - 2m

Water temp

12°C

Wetsuit

5/4mm + boots

Difficulty

10/10

Crowd level

2/10

Access: No road access. ~90min drive from Hobart to the Stormlea trailhead, then a 2hr hike each way through Tasman National Park — or a 30km jet ski/boat ride.