Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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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 (28 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 7PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	8s
Evening (28 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 28				Wednesday 29								Thursday 30
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 7	SE 7	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	72	70	68	47	21	18	30	14	14	16	16	18	12	12	12	8	180	166	121	143
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	W	W	SW	ESE	ESE	S	SW	SW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:52PM1.59m				8:01AM1.13m				8:27PM1.61m				8:38AM1.17m				9:00PM1.62m
Low Tide		1:03PM0.46m				2:33AM0.52m				1:43PM0.43m				3:05AM0.48m				2:22PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	16	14	13	13	16	21	19	18	17	15	13	13	15	15	15	15	14
Feels °C	18	16	15	15	13	11	10	13	18	15	16	15	12	9	9	11	11	11	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 4	ENE 5	SSE 7	E 5	E 5	S 7	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	72	70	68	47	8	15	30	14	14	8	16	18	12	12	12	8	7	13	121	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ENE 4	E 11	NE 4	SSE 8	S 8	E 5	S 7	S 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 6	S 6	SE 6	NE 7	E 6	NE 6	SSE 14	E 6	ENE 7
kJ	3	3	10	10	21	18	13	9	9	4	8	7	6	2	2	3	10	36	13	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 11	E 7	E 11	SE 7	SE 7	ENE 6	SE 7	SE 7	E 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	E 12	SE 6	NE 7	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7
kJ	11	10	1	9	13	13	4	12	7	10	4	5	2	3	2	2	4	10	10	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	—	W 3	E 6	—	—	—	S 6	S 4	S 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 6
kJ	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	1	16	—	—	—	17	28	88	180	166	107	78
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	88	61	2	62	62	62	61	62	254	254	290	296	128	75	75	4	4	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	3	3	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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