Iluka Bluff surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
23.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
592
522
680
514
514
514
443
434
377
318
312
255
249
249
214
632
971
956
579
569
754
561
460
285
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
SE
0
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
5
NW
10
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM1.10m
11:20PM1.53m
11:37AM1.07m
00:06AM1.49m
12:34PM1.05m
00:59AM1.45m
Low Tide
5:24AM0.61m
4:26PM0.58m
6:12AM0.64m
5:09PM0.63m
7:06AM0.66m
6:02PM0.68m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:18
6:18
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
19
18
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
20
25
25
20
17
13
12
12
13
16
15
16
16
14
13
17
17
19
20
22
20
17
17
15
18
21
22
17
11
7
6
7
10
13
11
13
15
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.4
S
8
1.4
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
592
522
680
514
514
514
443
434
377
318
312
255
249
249
214
214
645
586
270
569
754
561
460
285
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.5
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
S
9
Energy kJ
6
25
24
12
6
5
21
17
13
13
12
11
4
3
3
3
181
192
579
190
165
162
162
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
23
26
23
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
6
3
3
200
204
3
3
3
162
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.8
S
4
1.6
S
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
Energy kJ
85
64
25
2
3
3
15
187
632
971
956
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
4
4
0
4
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
88
73
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
6
6
4
6
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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