The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
61
52
39
46
55
66
68
62
110
118
155
126
175
196
258
282
269
275
191
290
290
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47AM1.19m
6:00PM1.66m
6:21AM1.33m
6:33PM1.72m
6:54AM1.46m
7:05PM1.76m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.40m
00:28AM0.33m
12:10PM0.33m
00:56AM0.26m
12:48PM0.27m
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
17
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
18
18
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