Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 10 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

21.5°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 (10 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 3AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	11s
Afternoon (10 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Evening (10 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).
	Mon 9		Tuesday 10								Wednesday 11								Thu 12
	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	NE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1314	1491	1338	1259	1144	970	862	700	595	523	480	425	346	267	235	192	130	219	101	90
Wind (km/h)	SE	SSE	SSW	NW	NW	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	N	SSW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		9:11PM1.14m				9:37AM1.57m				9:47PM1.10m				10:12AM1.56m				10:22PM1.05m
Low Tide				2:55AM0.33m				4:11PM0.40m				3:26AM0.35m				4:50PM0.42m				3:58AM0.37m


	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:14	—	—	—	7:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	17	17	17	21	23	23	22	20	18	18	19	28	27	25	23	22	21	19
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	16	19	20	20	20	20	18	19	18	27	25	24	25	23	23	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	NNE 7	SSE 9	SSE 9	NNE 6
kJ	1314	1491	1338	1259	1144	970	862	700	595	523	480	425	346	267	235	192	209	127	101	91
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	NNE 6	NNE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	NNE 10	E 10	SSE 9
kJ	30	28	16	16	14	15	2	20	20	20	57	50	19	18	17	18	130	10	8	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	—	—	NE 11	E 10	E 11	NE 11	NE 11	S 12	NE 10	E 10	S 11	S 11	E 10
kJ	21	22	22	22	21	19	30	—	—	18	19	20	5	4	11	4	8	2	9	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 4	NNE 6	—	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	45	120	97	113	82	48	39	45	209	—	219	202	130
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	4	0	0	0	2	61	309	691	105	6	2	2	2	61	127	81	0	2	2	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4			3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	6	6	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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