Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

20.4°C

Iluka Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	SSE 10	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	197	179	176	176	132	132	132	117	113	90	76	56	56	49	51	36	35	35	34	92	165	104
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NW	W	WNW	N	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:30AM1.45m				9:44PM1.40m					10:08AM1.46m				10:20PM1.29m				10:46AM1.44m
Low Tide				3:38PM0.34m				3:50AM0.34m					4:21PM0.40m				4:20AM0.39m				5:06PM0.47m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	18	18	17	16	14	14	17	19	19	18	17	15	14	14	19	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	15	17	16	16	16	16	16	13	13	16	16	15	15	15	13	13	12	17	19	17	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 9
kJ	197	179	176	176	132	132	132	117	113	90	76	56	56	49	51	32	22	35	34	22	22	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 20	SSE 20	SSE 19	SSE 18	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 12	E 12
kJ	80	75	71	64	16	29	30	30	8	8	33	31	29	14	14	36	35	4	4	4	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 11	E 11	SSE 18	SSE 16	E 13	E 13	E 10	SSE 13	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 12	S 12	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 15	E 15
kJ	13	13	10	9	60	26	13	12	8	34	8	8	2	2	2	13	3	2	2	2	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	N 4	NNW 2	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	10	12	41	49	35	6	1	17	25	92	165	104
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	4	4	88	81	73	0	0	0	6	138	337	127	73	2	2	2	6	309	309	235	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	6	4	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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