The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.3°C
1.0° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
NE
8
0.8
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
15
15
15
15
48
64
72
47
40
45
40
63
131
59
145
202
147
84
52
34
28
136
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
0
SE
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:31AM1.07m
3:12PM1.61m
3:24AM1.05m
4:28PM1.72m
4:45AM1.14m
5:28PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.43m
10:08PM0.63m
9:18AM0.41m
11:16PM0.51m
10:35AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
21
24
23
21
19
18
18
18
27
30
26
25
20
19
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
18
17
18
21
23
22
19
17
16
16
15
24
27
24
24
17
16
15
17
18
19
18
19
19
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