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The Bluff Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
22.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at The Bluff today?
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | |
563 | 440 | 426 | 371 | 363 | 307 | 299 | 249 | 210 | 201 | 211 | 365 | 424 | 318 | 293 | 369 | 378 | 408 | 606 | 832 | 1420 | 4670 | 5251 | 2083 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:19PM2.09m | 10:26AM1.31m | 11:17PM2.00m | 11:32AM1.24m | 00:19AM1.89m | 12:49PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM0.54m | 4:18PM0.36m | 6:10AM0.57m | 5:17PM0.46m | 7:18AM0.57m | 6:26PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
 kJ | 563 | 440 | 426 | 371 | 363 | 307 | 299 | 249 | 210 | 201 | 202 | 173 | 146 | 151 | 142 | 113 | 122 | 125 | 606 | 832 | 1420 | 2256 | 2715 | 2083 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 177 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 118 | 12 | 49 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 59 | 82 | 188 | 200 | 211 | 365 | 424 | 318 | 293 | 369 | 378 | 408 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4670 | 5251 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 427 | 487 | 166 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 881 | 32 | 881 | 32 |
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