The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 2PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
1.2
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.4
SE
5
2.4
SE
6
2.5
SE
7
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
26
70
120
111
103
73
47
34
31
21
21
46
46
46
87
479
784
908
679
756
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:45AM1.27m
6:18PM1.91m
6:34AM1.41m
7:02PM1.94m
7:17AM1.53m
7:42PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:37AM0.24m
00:49AM0.29m
12:29PM0.16m
1:26AM0.22m
1:17PM0.12m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
17
19
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
17
17
15
12
12
11
11
11
12
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