The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.5° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
9
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
90
118
118
93
86
93
85
91
124
186
170
144
140
133
184
231
216
278
368
447
696
728
629
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:24PM1.83m
10:39AM1.25m
11:00PM1.76m
11:25AM1.26m
11:39PM1.67m
Low Tide
3:41PM0.36m
5:03AM0.45m
4:22PM0.43m
5:40AM0.45m
5:07PM0.50m
6:19AM0.45m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
23
21
19
17
16
14
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
24
24
22
17
14
13
11
15
15
17
16
16
14
13
12
13
13
14
12
12
13
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.2
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.3
E
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
14
Energy kJ
74
80
118
118
93
86
93
85
17
56
76
104
103
98
119
86
85
83
17
39
39
70
102
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
15
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
92
90
33
12
12
7
17
17
35
31
16
8
4
4
3
3
91
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
15
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
25
5
4
3
17
14
14
19
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.9
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
5
13
91
124
186
170
144
140
133
184
231
216
278
368
447
696
728
629
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
32
16
1
0
33
33
33
210
166
166
308
1058
172
172
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Sunshine Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
3
6
6
3
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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