Iluka Bluff surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Iluka Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 6PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Iluka Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
5
5
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1302
1162
1177
1201
1254
1365
2232
2330
2851
2923
4620
5630
5476
4930
4141
3599
3154
2723
2394
2487
2500
2860
3117
2322
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM1.12m
00:21AM1.68m
1:08PM1.11m
1:23AM1.59m
2:21PM1.14m
2:26AM1.49m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.46m
5:28PM0.54m
7:27AM0.49m
6:34PM0.62m
8:28AM0.51m
7:51PM0.68m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:26
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
10
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.8
ESE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
233
228
228
219
173
173
118
90
65
919
16
33
31
27
1941
2351
2482
2322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
9
9
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
12
1.2
S
8
Energy kJ
1302
1162
1177
1201
1254
1365
2232
2330
2851
2923
4620
5630
5476
4930
4141
3599
3154
2723
2394
2487
2500
2860
3117
190
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
33
128
128
141
141
138
138
140
141
303
303
303
303
186
141
138
4
75
300
300
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
6
4
4
7
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
9
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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