Iluka Bluff surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 AEST
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Iluka Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1
SSE
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.2
E
0.3
NE
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
ESE
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)991099999999888889988114677666777777696668888899910101010101010101111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2281991841982582262101841761641631411051038996114887266148275309299248194189236294361374256210161227370420415423363369312384485580791100210891001988109512151211126113151359149817071794
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
20
SW
5
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.58
12:19PM
1.27
12:24AM
1.49
1:18PM
1.32
1:18AM
1.37
2:21PM
1.38
2:21AM
1.25
3:28PM
1.45
3:32AM
1.16
4:34PM
1.54
4:45AM
1.11
5:36PM
1.62
5:52AM
1.09
6:32PM
1.70
6:51AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16AM
0.40
6:05PM
0.55
7:00AM
0.41
7:13PM
0.61
7:48AM
0.43
8:31PM
0.64
8:40AM
0.44
9:57PM
0.63
9:36AM
0.45
11:18PM
0.59
10:35AM
0.44
12:29AM
0.53
11:34AM
0.43
1:27AM
0.47
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-
Sunset-----5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07-------5:07------
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Rain (mm)
---------------2213---11------------111----11--112----------
Temp. °C151412151716161514131315181818171514141516161515141312141818171614131315161817171616151719181818171818191919191919181818
Feels °C (?)13129131513141513121214161616151511141211111111109810141413131110910121414141213121415151515151515151617161716161617
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind has become very light (calm at GraftonResearchStn 47 km from Iluka Bluff). Surf should be turning clean at Iluka Bluff. 1.4m 7s swell from the SSW with a 1.4m 7s swell from the SSW and a 0.8m 10s swell from the S as well as a 0.4m 12s groundswell from the ESE. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.

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47 km away, 59 min ago

2 km/h
ESE
7.6
20.8
Air / Water (°C)
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