Iluka Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 29.40° S 153.37° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Iluka Bluff sea temperature is

20.3° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Iluka Bluff at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	10s
Evening (18 Jul)	15ft (4.5m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	ESE 10	E 10	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	717	827	1014	1158	724	1368	1837	4232	4311	3819	3968	3948	3399	3112	2643	2460	2172	1962	1662	1109	998	1177	830	753
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	10:46PM1.71m				11:16AM1.26m				11:30PM1.59m				12:07PM1.27m				00:14AM1.45m					1:01PM1.28m
Low Tide			5:27AM0.38m				5:01PM0.46m				6:07AM0.42m				5:56PM0.55m				6:47AM0.46m				6:56PM0.63m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	18	18	16	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	18	18
Feels °C	12	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 14	S 19	S 21	ESE 9	ESE 10	E 10	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 19	S 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	S 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 14	E 10	E 10	SSE 13	E 10	E 10
kJ	17	16	7	36	724	1368	1837	76	76	69	66	113	109	104	102	149	53	47	41	1109	998	56	830	753
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	S 24	S 24	S 23	S 23	S 23	S 17	S 17	S 17	—	SSE 13	SSE 13	S 13	SSE 12	SSE 12
kJ	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	12	11	11	11	10	6	6	6	—	35	58	123	61	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 7	SSE 6	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	717	827	1014	1158	717	1019	1286	4232	4311	3819	3968	3948	3399	3112	2643	2460	2172	1962	1662	158	121	1177	119	77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Sandon Point NSW - Illawarra	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Headlands NSW - Illawarra	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Lady Jane Bay NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Warriewood NSW - Sydney North Coast	Saltwater NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	300	254	4	128	128	141	587	599	592	587	587	532	516	532	516	516	300	254	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales			Turners Beach																Turners Beach	Turners Beach	The Pass	The Pass	Emerald Beach	Turners Beach
Rating (10 max)			2																4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	9	6	7	7	7	7	8	8	7	5	5	6

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