Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

20.5°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 (14 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 10PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (14 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	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 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 14				Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 5	SSE 10	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	76	75	56	49	51	35	35	34	33	106	171	186	65	27	713	889	1091	1805	2484	2837
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:08AM1.46m				10:20PM1.29m				10:46AM1.44m				10:56PM1.18m				11:27AM1.40m
Low Tide			4:21PM0.40m				4:20AM0.39m				5:06PM0.47m				4:50AM0.44m				5:55PM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	18	18	16	14	14	19	22	21	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	17	16	15
Feels °C	17	16	15	16	15	13	13	17	18	17	16	18	16	13	12	11	11	9	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 14	E 14	E 14	NE 13	ENE 13
kJ	76	75	56	49	51	31	22	34	33	22	17	112	65	27	17	4	4	4	7	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 12	E 14	—	E 13	—	—	—
kJ	33	30	29	14	14	35	35	4	4	4	3	17	17	3	4	—	4	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	SSE 12	S 12	E 9	E 10	E 11	E 15	E 12	E 12	E 15	N 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	8	8	2	2	3	13	3	2	2	2	4	3	3	4	3	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 3	NNW 3	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NNE 6	S 10	S 5	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 10
kJ	14	12	35	41	38	1	1	25	31	106	171	186	30	147	713	889	1091	1805	2484	2837
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Pippi Beach NSW - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Corindi Beach NSW - North Coast	Iluka-North Wall NSW - North Coast	Iluka Bluff NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	2	1	1	3	1	2	1	4	4
Distance (km)	88	337	127	6	2	2	2	6	309	1664	73	2	0	97	186	337	1245	1245	300	186
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales	The Pass			Mullaway	Black Rock	Mullaway	Mullaway	Pippi Beach			Corindi Beach	Mullaway	Evans Head-Airforce Beach	Fingal Point and Beach
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	1	1	1			1	2	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Flatrock SA - Eyre Peninsula	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	6	4	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	3	5	4	4	5	4	2	4	4	4
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cloudbreak Fiji	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Asu Indonesia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	4	6	6	5	5	5

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