The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.5°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
381
412
422
373
331
331
291
253
252
260
260
298
291
291
291
291
298
298
302
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:57PM1.43m
3:47AM0.98m
3:51PM1.47m
4:37AM1.11m
4:36PM1.53m
Low Tide
10:05PM0.57m
9:01AM0.64m
10:43PM0.49m
10:07AM0.58m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
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5:55
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5:57
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 mm
5
7
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
18
19
19
19
18
19
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
19
22
21
21
20
20
18
19
21
22
22
21
22
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