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Surf Fair Spot type reef break

Shipstern Bluff — Recherche Bay, Tasmania / Australia

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Best window today 07:30 - 10:30 fair classification
Wind
21 km/h - Unstable Direction NNE Cross-shore — poorer wave shape
Wind alignment Offshore wind 180° between wind and swell
Swell
1.5 m - 11 s Direction SSW Wind chop, no shape
Wave energy 11.0 kW/m Playful — about 11 kJ/m
Today's peak hour 00:00 1.6 m · 10 s · outside typical window
Tide Mid tide Ideal: Mid tide Tide favours it

Hourly forecast

Next 7 days GMT+10
Power 15.4 kW/m Deep-water energy estimate
Consistency 36/100 Relative window for the next hours
Air temperature 9.7 C Feels like 7 °C
Sea level -0.43 m Updated 29/06 09:01 | Timezone GMT+10

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56 spot frames
Day Time Swell Period Dir. Wind Wind dir. Air Water Rain Level Power
29/06 00:00 1.7 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h NNE 9.7 C 13.8 C 0% -0.43 m 15.4 kW/m
29/06 03:00 1.6 m 11 s SSW 17 km/h NNE 10.2 C 13.8 C 0% -0.50 m 14.0 kW/m
29/06 06:00 1.6 m 11 s SSW 22 km/h NNE 11.4 C 13.8 C 0% -0.19 m 13.7 kW/m
29/06 09:00 1.6 m 11 s SSW 21 km/h NNE 12.3 C 13.8 C 0% -0.02 m 14.4 kW/m
29/06 12:00 1.7 m 12 s SSW 23 km/h NNE 15.0 C 13.8 C 0% 0.01 m 15.9 kW/m
29/06 15:00 1.7 m 11 s SSW 21 km/h NNE 14.5 C 13.8 C 0% 0.23 m 16.6 kW/m
29/06 18:00 1.8 m 11 s S 27 km/h NNE 12.8 C 13.8 C 2% 0.48 m 16.2 kW/m
29/06 21:00 1.7 m 10 s S 28 km/h NNE 12.9 C 13.8 C 1% 0.29 m 14.8 kW/m
30/06 00:00 1.6 m 10 s S 21 km/h N 12.8 C 13.8 C 0% -0.23 m 13.0 kW/m
30/06 03:00 1.5 m 10 s S 20 km/h N 12.3 C 13.8 C 17% -0.41 m 11.0 kW/m
30/06 06:00 1.4 m 10 s S 20 km/h NNE 11.3 C 13.8 C 50% -0.13 m 9.1 kW/m
30/06 09:00 1.3 m 10 s S 20 km/h NNE 12.3 C 13.8 C 61% 0.12 m 7.5 kW/m
30/06 12:00 1.1 m 10 s S 11 km/h NE 13.0 C 13.8 C 83% 0.16 m 6.1 kW/m
30/06 15:00 1.0 m 10 s SSE 19 km/h NNE 12.4 C 13.8 C 81% 0.32 m 5.1 kW/m
30/06 18:00 1.0 m 9 s SSE 21 km/h N 12.6 C 13.8 C 69% 0.60 m 4.5 kW/m
30/06 21:00 0.9 m 10 s SSE 20 km/h N 13.0 C 13.8 C 65% 0.52 m 4.2 kW/m
01/07 00:00 0.9 m 10 s SSE 13 km/h N 12.4 C 13.8 C 44% 0.02 m 3.8 kW/m
01/07 03:00 0.9 m 10 s S 13 km/h NNW 11.6 C 13.8 C 9% -0.30 m 3.8 kW/m
01/07 06:00 0.9 m 11 s S 11 km/h N 10.2 C 13.8 C 0% -0.11 m 4.0 kW/m
01/07 09:00 0.9 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h N 10.9 C 13.8 C 2% 0.19 m 4.5 kW/m
01/07 12:00 1.0 m 11 s SSW 15 km/h N 14.4 C 13.8 C 1% 0.25 m 5.1 kW/m
01/07 15:00 1.1 m 11 s SSW 18 km/h N 15.3 C 13.7 C 0% 0.34 m 5.9 kW/m
01/07 18:00 1.1 m 10 s SW 21 km/h N 12.6 C 13.7 C 0% 0.60 m 6.6 kW/m
01/07 21:00 1.2 m 10 s SW 22 km/h N 12.0 C 13.7 C 0% 0.66 m 6.8 kW/m
02/07 00:00 1.2 m 9 s SW 21 km/h NNE 12.1 C 13.7 C 1% 0.22 m 7.1 kW/m
02/07 03:00 1.2 m 9 s S 18 km/h NNE 11.9 C 13.7 C 7% -0.18 m 6.9 kW/m
02/07 06:00 1.2 m 9 s SE 12 km/h NNE 10.5 C 13.7 C 32% -0.07 m 6.5 kW/m
02/07 09:00 1.2 m 9 s SSE 20 km/h NNW 10.6 C 13.7 C 18% 0.27 m 6.0 kW/m
02/07 12:00 1.2 m 9 s E 20 km/h NNW 15.1 C 13.7 C 1% 0.38 m 5.8 kW/m
02/07 15:00 1.2 m 8 s NE 22 km/h NNW 14.8 C 13.7 C 19% 0.40 m 6.0 kW/m
02/07 18:00 1.3 m 8 s NNE 17 km/h N 11.6 C 13.7 C 29% 0.62 m 6.6 kW/m
02/07 21:00 1.3 m 9 s N 17 km/h N 10.0 C 13.7 C 15% 0.76 m 6.7 kW/m
03/07 00:00 1.2 m 10 s WNW 18 km/h N 9.1 C 13.7 C 7% 0.41 m 6.4 kW/m
03/07 03:00 1.1 m 11 s WSW 14 km/h NNE 8.2 C 13.7 C 4% -0.04 m 6.9 kW/m
03/07 06:00 1.2 m 12 s SW 15 km/h N 7.6 C 13.7 C 6% -0.03 m 7.7 kW/m
03/07 09:00 1.3 m 12 s SW 14 km/h NW 9.6 C 13.7 C 2% 0.32 m 9.3 kW/m
03/07 12:00 1.6 m 10 s SW 24 km/h WNW 11.6 C 13.7 C 15% 0.45 m 13.0 kW/m
03/07 15:00 2.5 m 9 s SW 26 km/h W 11.1 C 13.7 C 45% 0.41 m 27.3 kW/m
03/07 18:00 2.9 m 9 s SW 33 km/h WSW 7.8 C 13.7 C 73% 0.54 m 39.2 kW/m
03/07 21:00 3.2 m 9 s SW 38 km/h WSW 5.1 C 13.6 C 85% 0.72 m 46.2 kW/m
04/07 00:00 3.4 m 9 s SW 32 km/h W 5.0 C 13.6 C 90% 0.47 m 51.7 kW/m
04/07 03:00 3.5 m 10 s SW 32 km/h W 4.5 C 13.6 C 98% -0.03 m 57.2 kW/m
04/07 06:00 3.8 m 10 s SW 37 km/h WSW 4.1 C 13.6 C 100% -0.17 m 68.9 kW/m
04/07 09:00 4.3 m 10 s SW 44 km/h WSW 4.9 C 13.7 C 100% 0.13 m 91.2 kW/m
04/07 12:00 4.7 m 11 s SW 48 km/h WSW 5.8 C 13.7 C 98% 0.30 m 116.2 kW/m
04/07 15:00 5.2 m 11 s SW 48 km/h SW 6.9 C 13.7 C 99% 0.21 m 140.2 kW/m
04/07 18:00 5.3 m 11 s SW 46 km/h SW 7.4 C 13.7 C 100% 0.20 m 155.8 kW/m
04/07 21:00 5.4 m 12 s SW 44 km/h SW 8.6 C 13.7 C 89% 0.36 m 169.8 kW/m
05/07 00:00 5.6 m 12 s SSW 43 km/h SSW 9.5 C 13.7 C 68% 0.20 m 194.1 kW/m
05/07 03:00 5.9 m 13 s SSW 40 km/h SSW 9.9 C 13.7 C 58% -0.29 m 219.6 kW/m
05/07 06:00 5.9 m 14 s SSW 35 km/h SSW 10.0 C 13.7 C 55% -0.53 m 236.0 kW/m
05/07 09:00 5.8 m 14 s SSW 32 km/h SSW 10.3 C 13.7 C 47% -0.27 m 227.5 kW/m
05/07 12:00 5.5 m 14 s SSW 31 km/h SSW 10.7 C 13.7 C 43% -0.02 m 200.9 kW/m
05/07 15:00 5.1 m 13 s SSW 33 km/h SSW 11.1 C 13.8 C 42% -0.09 m 166.9 kW/m
05/07 18:00 4.6 m 13 s SSW 30 km/h SSW 11.2 C 13.8 C 45% -0.15 m 135.6 kW/m
05/07 21:00 4.2 m 12 s SSW 26 km/h SSW 11.0 C 13.7 C 48% 0.02 m 109.7 kW/m

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Quick spot sheet

Type
reef break
Level
Advanced
Region
Oceania
Best window today
07:30-10:30
Ideal wind
NW
Ideal swell
SW

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