Iluka Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.4° 

Iluka Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
5
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
2.4
S
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
4
S
11
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1
S
9
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
32
537
866
1118
1855
2964
3152
2554
2124
3371
1633
1440
1320
1093
904
750
614
547
459
362
354
162
234
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:56PM1.18m
11:27AM1.40m
11:33PM1.08m
12:13PM1.35m
00:18AM0.99m
1:09PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.44m
5:55PM0.55m
5:24AM0.49m
6:53PM0.62m
6:06AM0.55m
8:04PM0.67m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
15
13
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
15
14
13
17
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
13
12
11
11
9
8
7
6
7
7
10
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
16
17
15
16
16
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