The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.7°C
0.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (15 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
6
2
SE
7
2
ESE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
305
352
374
394
369
356
302
262
286
247
225
206
180
202
176
176
148
172
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52PM1.21m
10:50AM1.61m
10:27PM1.09m
11:37AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.55m
3:57AM0.29m
5:20PM0.63m
4:32AM0.38m
6:26PM0.69m
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
15
15
16
15
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15
15
14
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15
15
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