Red Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 148.07° E

Red Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Red Bluff sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.8° 

Red Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Red Bluff today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Bluff at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (18 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
1.4
SW
7
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.2
S
17
0.7
SW
6
0.5
SW
7
0.5
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
8
0.8
WSW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
6
1.6
SW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
181
181
45
33
23
39
23
22
11
15
19
21
32
94
201
64
23
13
9
19
11
10
10
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
10
S
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:22PM0.96m
2:03PM0.94m
2:47PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:08PM0.38m
10:55PM0.34m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
14
21
21
17
16
14
14
15
22
25
20
14
14
14
14
15
23
28
29
25
25
Feels °C
5
4
5
11
16
17
14
12
10
8
10
17
18
14
12
13
12
12
12
20
23
23
19
20
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