Red Bluff surf break

Red Bluff surfForecast / VIC – East Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Red Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Red Bluff sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Red Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for Red Bluff at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
173
138
138
141
113
113
113
110
81
81
83
90
70
101
128
156
153
93
93
68
68
68
59
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM0.86m
9:47PM1.24m
11:13AM0.84m
10:40PM1.24m
12:13PM0.82m
11:35PM1.21m
Low Tide
3:15PM0.44m
4:48AM0.14m
4:02PM0.51m
5:47AM0.18m
4:56PM0.58m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
13
12
11
11
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
11
8
8
7
6
9
11
12
9
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
173
173
138
138
141
113
113
113
110
81
81
83
90
70
70
121
119
126
93
93
68
26
34
32
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
6
6
9
68
68
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
6
4
5
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SW
6
1
SSW
5
0.9
SW
5
0.8
SW
6
0.7
SW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
4
8
27
66
101
128
156
153
80
64
61
42
36
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
7
191
191
58
0
58
122
7
122
188
188
188
188
191
191
188
122
188
188
122
7
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Coast of Victoria
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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