Shipstern Bluff | |
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  Shipstern Bluff Location in Tasmania | |
| Coordinates:43°12′33″S147°45′7″E / 43.20917°S 147.75194°E /-43.20917; 147.75194 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Tasmania |
| LGA | |
| Established | 1997 to the surfing community |
| Mean max temp | 18 °C (64 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 5 °C (41 °F) |
Shipstern Bluff (also known asDevil's Point or simply Shippies) is a globally renownedbig-wavesurfing location on the southeastern coast ofTasmania, Australia, on theTasman Peninsula.[1]
Shipstern Bluff is located on the southern point of the Tasman Peninsula Tasmania, near Cape Raoul. 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 ofgreat white sharks.[2] The wave is also well known for its multifaceted inner formations, referred to by many of its surfers assteps,[3] which give the wave a unique appearance and greatly adds to the challenge of surfing it.
Some of the more notable surfers who have tackled Shipstern Bluff include:
It is known to hold and break from 1 metre plus in winter.[9]
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