Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:05PM2.06m | 8:16AM1.49m | 8:46PM2.01m | 8:59AM1.53m | 9:25PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.09m | 2:33AM0.25m | 2:13PM0.09m | 3:11AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 10 | NE 6 | — | S 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 46 | 40 | 76 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 |
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