The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
46
92
69
47
34
31
27
27
27
27
27
15
15
15
15
15
15
72
71
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:16PM1.57m
00:06AM1.19m
1:39PM1.56m
1:31AM1.07m
3:12PM1.61m
Low Tide
6:40PM0.65m
6:25AM0.38m
8:28PM0.70m
7:44AM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
27
25
22
19
19
18
20
24
24
22
21
21
20
18
18
22
24
23
21
19
Feels °C
23
21
19
16
17
15
19
23
22
21
20
20
19
17
18
22
23
21
19
17
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