Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

20.7° 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 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).
	Tue 14				Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	E 9	E 9	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	7	7	662	745	670	768	1038	1137	913	742	611	595	623	582	507	472	428
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SE	SSE	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				8:25PM1.86m				8:47AM1.21m				9:13PM1.85m				9:37AM1.23m				10:00PM1.80m
Low Tide		1:35PM0.33m				3:14AM0.35m				2:27PM0.32m					4:01AM0.34m			3:19PM0.34m					4:45AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—
	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	15	13	12	12	14	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	18	18
Feels °C	14	13	13	12	9	8	9	9	10	9	8	8	8	9	10	11	11	11	12	12	11	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 8	SSE 4	S 8	S 7	SSE 4	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 10	E 11	E 11	—	—	N 10	NE 10	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	ENE 8	SSE 18
kJ	8	8	5	5	10	10	3	7	7	7	7	4	2	2	—	—	2	4	7	7	6	25	6	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 8	E 10	S 8	E 10	E 10	S 7	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 10	S 19	S 19	NNE 9	NE 9	SSE 18	ENE 8
kJ	1	5	8	10	8	7	10	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	27	7	3	31	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SE 7	SE 7	E 10	SE 7	S 18	E 10	S 17	N 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	NE 8
kJ	5	2	2	8	2	6	7	5	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 4	SSE 4	S 4	SSW 3	SSW 3	WSW 2	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7
kJ	—	3	5	5	2	3	1	10	164	662	745	670	768	1038	1137	913	742	611	595	623	582	507	472	428
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Tathra NSW - Far South	Forster Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Port Macquarie-Town Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Byron Bay - The Wreck NSW - North Coast	Brunswick Heads North NSW - North Coast	Kirra QLD - Gold Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Trapdoors NSW - Port Macquarie
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	1	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	254	873	322	254	233	202	141	186	186	97	97	97	87	97	138	141	300	300	254	128	128	128	4	110
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales										Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North	Brunswick Heads North	Byron Bay - The Wreck	Brunswick Heads North									Turners Beach
Rating (10 max)										2	3	3	1	3									2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Gas Bay WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West
Rating (10 max)	5	4	6	9	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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