The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 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
26.2° 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 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
NE
1.2
ESE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)778898999666666776676667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2871781491481271831351159510120221915113211314714776687581664739
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:32AM
1.45
3:52PM
1.15
5:23AM
1.56
4:53PM
1.15
6:07AM
1.67
5:47PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:47AM
0.84
10:16PM
0.45
11:48AM
0.78
11:04PM
0.41
12:37PM
0.70
11:48PM
0.36
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise5:05-------5:05-------5:07-------
Sunset---6:45-------6:45-------6:45----
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--1312-----------------
Temp. °C242424242424242425262626242324242425262624232323
Feels °C (?)242424252626252525252526252424242424262726252626
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