The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.7°C
1.0° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
157
161
151
124
124
124
101
101
79
67
50
49
47
34
26
26
17
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM0.91m
2:50PM1.37m
2:53AM0.88m
3:55PM1.42m
Low Tide
8:33PM0.76m
6:57AM0.54m
10:01PM0.70m
8:28AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
22
25
21
19
19
16
15
15
21
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
15
14
13
21
22
18
17
17
15
13
13
21
19
20
19
18
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