The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 31 Dec 2025 AEST
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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
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (01 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (01 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Wed
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121113121212121212111111111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45144343643659535321119237724724724319916912111911790686461444252
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
SSE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
0
N
0
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
W
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononononglassglassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:20PM
1.38
6:20AM
1.97
6:20PM
1.37
7:13AM
2.09
7:14PM
1.39
8:02AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28PM
0.25
12:52PM
0.53
12:21AM
0.20
1:47PM
0.46
1:11AM
0.15
2:36PM
0.41
Wed
31
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunrise----4:56-------4:56-------4:58---
Sunset-------6:44-------6:44-------6:44
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1331--------------1-121
Temp. °C242322202024252523222121232526252323222223242425
Feels °C (?)242524181823242524242424262626252425252525262626
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