The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
19.7° C
1.4° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
NE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
31
28
26
25
25
28
12
12
12
12
12
8
27
27
39
30
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
5
NW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:05PM1.79m
7:02AM1.20m
7:39PM1.85m
7:40AM1.25m
8:12PM1.89m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.48m
12:53PM0.25m
2:11AM0.41m
1:31PM0.23m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
16
16
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
19
22
21
18
17
Feels °C
18
15
15
15
13
15
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
18
20
19
16
13
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