The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.6° 

The 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 The Bluff today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
213
202
236
233
186
167
199
290
368
368
401
443
461
412
375
375
375
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33PM1.72m
6:54AM1.46m
7:05PM1.76m
7:27AM1.59m
7:38PM1.76m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.26m
12:48PM0.27m
1:24AM0.20m
1:27PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
18
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
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