The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.1° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
15
1.1
E
6
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
14
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
11
0.8
SE
12
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
100
162
147
140
136
128
99
161
108
104
80
70
65
47
47
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:24PM1.73m
10:51AM1.43m
11:01PM1.61m
11:40AM1.45m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.34m
4:50AM0.33m
4:46PM0.42m
5:27AM0.35m
5:39PM0.53m
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
13
14
16
17
16
16
15
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