Ship Stern Bluff

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Ship Stern Bluff
Tasmania
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Ship Stern Bluff
Ship Stern Bluff is located in Tasmania
Ship Stern Bluff
Ship Stern Bluff
Location in Tasmania
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Established 1997 to the surfing community
LGA(s) Tasmanian Government
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18 °C
64 °F
5 °C
41 °F
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Ship Stern Bluff (also known as Devil's Point or simply Shippies) is a globally-renowned big wave surfing location on the south eastern coast of Tasmania, Australia, on the Tasman Peninsula.[1]

Location

Ship Stern Bluff is located in the Tasman National Park, Tasmania, between Cape Raoul and Tunnel Bay.

It is approximately a 30 km boat/jet ski ride from the coast to the Bluff and is regarded amongst the surfing community as one of the wildest and most dangerous locations in the world, both for the surf and the prevalence of great white sharks.[2] The wave is also well known for its multi-faceted inner formations, referred to by many of its surfers as steps,[3] which give the wave a unique appearance and greatly adds to the challenge of surfing it.

Surfers

Some of the more notable surfers who have tackled Ship Stern Bluff include:

Local Tasmanian surfers Mike Brennan, James Hollmer Cross, & Marti Paradisis are in the running for a $50,000 award for video taken of them surfing at Ship Stern Bluff.[9]

Favorable conditions

Swell Direction: W-S.W. Wind Direction: N-N.E at 50n nots . Tide: Medium to High

It is known to hold and break from 1 metre to plus in winter.[10]

References

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  3. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-14/tasmanias-shipstern-bluff-attracts-daredevil-surfers/6471010
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  8. http://www.9news.com.au/national/2015/08/27/14/01/mick-fanning-tackles-a-new-type-of-monster-at-shipstern-bluff
  9. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/04/27/3201044.htm
  10. http://surf.transworld.net/1000088314/news/biggest-most-dangerous-shipsterns-bluff-ever/


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