The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 1AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.3
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111011111212121212111112121212116788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)561561478572637671683658583503494494512505530422681405788874889749638508
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
NNE
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
1.46
2:41PM
1.02
4:07AM
1.52
4:17PM
1.06
4:59AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:10PM
0.63
10:02AM
0.85
8:35PM
0.67
11:04AM
0.77
9:55PM
0.64
11:44AM
0.67
Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise----5:46-------5:47-------5:47---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:07-------6:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------3631---
Temp. °C232221202125282724232222222627262524242423242424
Feels °C (?)252422212226282725242323242928272624222119202020
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