Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 87 | 120 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:16AM1.49m | 8:46PM2.01m | 8:59AM1.53m | 9:25PM1.91m | 9:42AM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.25m | 2:13PM0.09m | 3:11AM0.23m | 2:58PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.24m | 3:42PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
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 | SE 5 | 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 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 16 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 41 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 2 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 54 | 67 | 62 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 87 | 120 | 138 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 162 | 172 | 487 | 750 | 212 | 172 |
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