The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.9° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
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)
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.9
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
161
161
157
157
127
127
100
100
95
252
238
145
206
154
132
140
115
111
90
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:10PM1.44m
3:35AM1.09m
5:04PM1.53m
4:37AM1.08m
5:49PM1.62m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.77m
9:55AM0.41m
11:35PM0.72m
10:44AM0.37m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
18
18
17
15
14
17
18
18
17
17
15
14
13
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
19
19
17
18
14
12
10
14
14
14
13
14
11
11
10
12
14
15
15
16
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