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Iluka Bluff surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
24.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Iluka Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
2.5
E
2.5
ESE
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)66666668777710109999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22322318114514993707062646878811172422372873439651027702641505450
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
1.02
8:28AM
1.54
8:35PM
1.06
9:04AM
1.59
9:14PM
1.10
9:40AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
0.44
3:12PM
0.51
2:15AM
0.41
3:46PM
0.46
2:55AM
0.38
4:20PM
0.42
Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----6:01-------6:03-------6:03---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:49-------7:49
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clear
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thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
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clear
Rain (mm)
11122121223223--1-22111-
Temp. °C252524232323242423222221212225252323232222242524
Feels °C (?)262626272423242525232321212225252424232222232322
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