The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 2AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (10 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
120
95
117
117
135
155
232
100
88
76
74
74
76
57
57
57
60
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
5:40PM1.86m
5:46AM1.23m
6:34PM1.98m
6:41AM1.33m
7:21PM2.05m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.49m
11:41AM0.21m
1:09AM0.38m
12:36PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
 mm
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
17
20
23
21
16
15
15
13
12
18
22
22
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
15
18
21
20
13
12
11
9
8
14
19
20
16
15
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