Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

19.9° 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 (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (24 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (24 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 9	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	105	109	85	85	317	300	295	333	383	352	786	857	934	732	539	416	219	291	232	173	156	333	393	322
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW	SW	WSW	W	NNE	NE	NE	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	ESE	E	E	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide		3:54AM1.02m					4:59PM1.40m				4:58AM1.00m				5:50PM1.46m				5:54AM1.01m				6:35PM1.51m
Low Tide	10:41PM0.73m			9:47AM0.57m					11:49PM0.70m				10:40AM0.56m				00:41AM0.65m				11:32AM0.53m


	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	11	10	12	16	17	16	15	14	12	11	13	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	10	11	10	9	10	11	11	10	8	7	10	14	14	14	15	13	10	8	11	16	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	105	109	85	85	67	46	45	46	383	308	786	857	934	732	539	416	219	291	232	173	156	333	393	322
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	S 10	SE 8	S 16	E 11	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	E 10	SSE 14	S 9	S 9	ESE 9	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 12	SSE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	3	7	2	5	10	19	28	26	64	352	225	190	26	22	20	19	78	12	11	89	68	11	11	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 6	SE 8	S 10	S 15	S 15	S 18	S 12	S 18	ENE 8	E 10	E 10	E 9	NE 8	ENE 8	ESE 9	E 9	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	1	2	2	5	4	6	43	26	26	46	45	38	15	13	16	13	11	5	5	11	10	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	S 4	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	22	145	317	300	295	333	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	4	4	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	88	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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