The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.6°C
0.9° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
111
147
101
123
123
103
98
80
95
88
73
74
60
59
61
48
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:53PM1.74m
9:17AM1.67m
9:25PM1.60m
9:55AM1.64m
9:56PM1.45m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.17m
3:23PM0.27m
3:36AM0.20m
4:04PM0.39m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
17
19
20
19
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
14
14
14
15
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
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