The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.5°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
138
186
239
290
304
414
414
397
380
388
354
354
300
293
295
289
243
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:41AM1.01m
2:56PM1.65m
3:30AM1.07m
4:09PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.64m
7:31AM0.48m
9:58PM0.55m
9:11AM0.47m
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Temp °C
19
18
19
19
20
21
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21
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18
18
18
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21
23
21
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Feels °C
19
18
20
19
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18
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