Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 6 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 5 | NNE 6 | E 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 55 | 69 | 88 | 209 | 181 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 139 | 107 | 87 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:04AM0.97m | 12:45PM1.53m | 1:28AM0.98m | 1:43PM1.49m | 2:49AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01PM0.62m | 5:33AM0.57m | 8:03PM0.60m | 6:36AM0.65m | 8:56PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:48 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 6 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 64 | 79 | 49 | 79 | 32 | 23 | 69 | 44 | 55 | 40 | 19 | 46 | 64 | 65 | 43 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 11 | 69 | 69 | 11 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 106 | 65 | 71 | 72 | 34 | 51 | 35 | 24 | 71 | — | 6 | 88 | 209 | 181 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 139 | 107 | 87 | 77 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 172 | 33 | 33 | 172 |
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