The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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The Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 11PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)9910101010101099910101014131313131212141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101106117117120128184214173168136179206196132173219276314575575906881816
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassononononcross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
1.13
12:49AM
1.55
12:34PM
1.04
2:00AM
1.52
2:23PM
1.03
3:10AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:31PM
0.59
7:58AM
0.82
6:25PM
0.67
9:18AM
0.78
7:44PM
0.72
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-
Sunset-5:38-------5:37-------5:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C272523222121212425242221212121242524222120191924
Feels °C (?)272524232323242626252423232423252524222120191924
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