The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
E
7
1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
9
31
43
80
69
53
28
22
20
19
35
34
17
29
24
23
28
44
72
126
90
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:09PM1.73m
1:44AM1.07m
2:28PM1.68m
3:16AM1.16m
3:37PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.44m
8:17PM0.56m
7:19AM0.52m
9:27PM0.50m
8:54AM0.53m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
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16
16
5
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Temp °C
20
24
25
24
22
20
19
19
20
25
25
24
23
21
20
20
21
25
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
20
24
23
23
22
20
19
19
21
27
26
25
26
23
22
22
22
26
20
19
18
18
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