The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.1° 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 7PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.9
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)5141413416161468666666714666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302946452969649287111144228159147144149140103333825514313610998
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
2.06
9:38AM
1.51
10:25PM
2.02
10:28AM
1.38
11:23PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:57PM
0.24
3:59AM
0.48
3:39PM
0.29
4:59AM
0.57
4:27PM
0.37
6:10AM
0.65
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------6:05-------6:05-------6:05-
Sunset-5:28-------5:27-------5:25------
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-1---
Temp. °C232321212120192122222122201817202222212018171720
Feels °C (?)222221212019181918191819181615171919181816151518
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