The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
313
269
242
107
153
133
153
71
63
56
40
58
51
26
25
27
26
25
25
51
36
36
22
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:41AM1.87m
7:44PM1.60m
8:22AM1.95m
8:24PM1.52m
9:06AM1.98m
9:06PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.13m
1:54PM0.31m
1:51AM0.10m
2:40PM0.33m
2:28AM0.10m
3:29PM0.39m
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Temp °C
21
21
22
24
27
28
26
24
20
20
20
23
23
22
21
20
20
19
20
24
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Feels °C
21
21
24
25
27
29
28
25
21
21
21
24
23
23
24
23
23
21
22
26
24
24
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