The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 1PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
403
383
509
555
524
393
316
247
200
219
188
173
157
147
121
124
121
124
101
81
79
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
12:16PM1.42m
11:35PM1.02m
1:28PM1.37m
00:41AM0.91m
2:50PM1.37m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.38m
6:47PM0.74m
5:55AM0.46m
8:33PM0.76m
6:57AM0.54m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
18
18
16
15
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
22
25
22
19
18
Feels °C
10
12
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
15
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
21
22
19
18
16
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