Red Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.87° S 148.07° E

Red Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Red Bluff sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Red Bluff at 5PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
1
E
6
1.4
ENE
6
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
SW
4
0.3
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
30
20
20
64
150
76
49
39
27
27
28
29
45
35
50
13
7
7
6
6
5
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
S
10
E
5
SSE
5
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
12:51PM0.98m
1:45AM0.73m
1:36PM0.97m
4:26AM0.67m
2:19PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.54m
7:54PM0.48m
6:51AM0.60m
9:38PM0.44m
7:29AM0.64m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
13
17
17
18
17
16
15
16
17
22
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
16
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
11
14
13
15
14
12
11
12
13
19
15
15
14
14
15
13
14
14
11
11
11
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