
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 9AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Iluka Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 17 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1368 | 704 | 632 | 516 | 470 | 418 | 300 | 300 | 255 | 231 | 230 | 206 | 152 | 118 | 97 | 80 | 70 | 54 | 41 | 48 | 33 | 33 | 72 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM0.99m | 1:09PM1.30m | 1:19AM0.92m | 2:19PM1.27m | 2:44AM0.90m | 3:34PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.55m | 8:04PM0.67m | 7:02AM0.60m | 9:27PM0.67m | 8:18AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SSE 11 |
903 | 704 | 632 | 516 | 470 | 418 | 300 | 300 | 255 | 231 | 230 | 206 | 152 | 118 | 82 | 80 | 70 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 72 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 90 | 88 | 50 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 42 | 54 | 33 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 122 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 15 | — | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | — | 29 | 34 | 32 | 61 | 61 | 102 | 97 | 96 | 99 | 97 | 50 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 72 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 |
1368 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 25 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88 | 81 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 127 | 500 | 123 | 2 |
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