The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.3° C
1.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
3
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
0.9
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.7
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1183
353
371
365
298
323
207
615
639
185
527
817
709
609
298
234
390
365
293
273
229
163
145
168
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:18AM1.38m
3:44PM1.57m
3:30AM1.31m
4:49PM1.72m
4:41AM1.29m
Low Tide
8:31PM0.71m
8:51AM0.40m
9:59PM0.70m
9:51AM0.35m
11:15PM0.64m
10:50AM0.28m
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
18
17
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
11
14
13
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
15
17
16
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