Shipstern As It Happens

Tasmania’s most famous wave is on today, “12ft and pumping” according to our correspondent Andrew Chisholm. Chiza is gonna be blogging from the Bluff live, so keep checking in on this page as we bring the blow-by-blow from a day at Australia’s most famous slab.

We'll be adding to this as the day goes on. So start at the bottom and work your way to the top. Enjoy.

4.57pm - No session at Shippie's would be complete without a coupla tallie's in the carpark.

4.30pm - The boys on the ski's are probably necking their first beer by now.

2.49pm - Slabs of water aren't the only ones you have to watch out for.

2.41pm - Ski teams are off it. Time to get outta here.

1.49pm - Winds starting to get up but the boys are still keen. Gotta keep shooting.

1.19pm - Sets are dropping in consistency but there's some solid drainers coming through.

12.51am - The jump rock. For when ya decide to paddle.

12.44pm - Sets are becoming more consistent. How's this for a quick double act?

11.47am - Danny Griffith gets whipped into the first of the day

11.32am - The Bluff in all her glory.

10.45am - First glimpse of the new swell. Looking like this could be a good day.

10.12am - An out of breath Chiz races to beat the ski teams

9.37am - On the fly.

9.12am - Calm before the Stern.