Iluka Bluff surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 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: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
970
970
989
1029
1188
1367
1367
1255
1128
1027
932
917
826
918
716
689
679
669
586
586
575
510
510
434
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:36AM1.18m
10:01PM1.62m
10:11AM1.14m
10:39PM1.58m
10:51AM1.10m
11:20PM1.53m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.54m
3:15PM0.50m
4:41AM0.57m
3:49PM0.54m
5:24AM0.61m
4:26PM0.58m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:15
6:16
6:16
6:16
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
Temp °C
20
21
23
22
21
21
20
18
18
21
24
22
22
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
17
21
22
24
22
21
22
21
19
19
22
24
22
22
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
21
20
19
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
970
970
989
1029
1188
1367
1367
1255
1128
1027
932
917
826
918
716
689
679
669
586
586
575
510
510
434
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
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
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
6
6
25
24
23
21
23
12
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
45
4
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
8
15
56
104
40
39
27
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
33
0
81
88
119
6
2
0
0
0
75
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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