The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.6°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
397
380
388
414
354
347
287
295
300
283
243
249
202
197
208
122
122
122
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30AM1.07m
4:09PM1.71m
4:41AM1.21m
5:06PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.55m
9:11AM0.47m
10:56PM0.44m
10:27AM0.39m
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
22
23
21
20
19
19
18
18
22
23
20
18
19
Feels °C
19
20
20
18
20
23
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
22
21
19
16
18
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