Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 4 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

22.6°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 (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	S 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	79	79	78	72	96	96	212	835	537	343	236	205	160	132	112	79	73	54	54	41	40	40	125	115	112	94
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	S	SSW	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide	1:20AM0.93m				1:41PM1.33m					2:28AM0.94m				2:37PM1.29m				3:40AM0.98m				3:37PM1.26m				4:45AM1.07m
Low Tide			6:45AM0.57m					8:48PM0.54m			7:51AM0.62m					9:42PM0.51m				9:07AM0.64m				10:31PM0.47m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41
	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	7:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	21	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	21	23	23	22	19	19	19	19	19	21	22	21	21	21	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	21	20	20	22	22	22	20	18	15	16	17	19	19	18	19	20	19	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	S 9	S 9	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	E 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	69	46	44	72	96	96	94	98	63	63	61	60	57	60	45	79	57	54	54	38	38	37	125	115	112	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	S 14	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 8	E 9	E 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 15
kJ	79	79	78	26	15	15	98	13	3	3	3	3	15	4	4	48	48	54	49	41	40	28	18	18	18	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	NE 11	S 8	NE 11	S 8	NNE 6	NNE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	N 6	N 6	NE 10	NE 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 15	S 8
kJ	6	6	5	6	4	12	7	11	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	4	4	46	45	31	30	40	37	67	77	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	S 4	S 5	S 5	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	19	37	66	62	212	835	537	343	236	205	160	132	112	73	73	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	4	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	30	4	88	88	0	31	69	4	30	4	4	4	4	4	4	0	4	4	4	4	88	88	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	4	4	3	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9

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