The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
19.8° C
1.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
223
222
125
100
155
130
104
103
100
100
81
83
81
106
109
114
114
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
0
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:26AM1.00m
3:36PM1.38m
3:07AM0.95m
4:36PM1.46m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.80m
8:02AM0.48m
10:23PM0.76m
9:15AM0.48m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
15
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
17
16
15
15
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
14
19
19
18
19
19
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