Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

20.0° 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 (27 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Evening (27 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 27				Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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)	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	ENE 6	S 7	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	181	177	177	143	143	140	113	108	92	70	68	47	21	18	30	17	11	17	13	18
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	ESE	E	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	W	W	S	E	ESE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				7:15PM1.55m				7:23AM1.08m				7:52PM1.59m				8:01AM1.13m				8:27PM1.61m
Low Tide	12:19PM0.50m					2:00AM0.56m				1:03PM0.46m				2:33AM0.52m				1:43PM0.43m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	14	14	13	15	18	18	17	16	15	14	13	16	21	19	18	17
Feels °C	15	16	16	16	12	13	11	14	17	16	15	14	14	12	10	13	19	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	S 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	181	177	177	143	143	140	113	108	92	70	68	47	21	17	17	17	11	8	13	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 6	S 8	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 6
kJ	12	11	13	12	13	12	12	10	11	10	1	3	12	18	30	15	9	4	8	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 4	E 7	E 11	E 11	SE 7	SE 7	E 11	SE 7	SE 7	E 11	SSE 7	SE 7
kJ	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	1	10	9	13	13	10	8	7	10	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 2	SW 3	SW 3	—	E 4	NE 2	N 3	NW 3	WNW 2	—	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 3	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	—	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	17	2	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	61	2	62	62	6	61	66	254	254	206
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	1	3	5	5	5	5	4	4	9	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	5	6

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