The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.9° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
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)
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
113
111
80
75
72
54
93
68
49
33
36
36
68
93
93
90
91
91
71
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:42PM1.46m
00:34AM1.34m
1:59PM1.50m
1:44AM1.21m
3:25PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.64m
7:03AM0.39m
8:20PM0.71m
8:11AM0.40m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
17
17
17
16
15
18
20
18
17
17
16
15
14
17
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
17
17
15
16
16
14
13
16
18
15
16
17
15
13
12
15
17
16
17
17
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