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The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
26.4° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)--
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
0
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 (?)
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)141414131313566661313121212125556666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)103978985848380124129111888483771181143897471103119136146129
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
5
W
10
NNE
5
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:09PM
1.41
2:40AM
1.57
2:28PM
1.29
4:05AM
1.68
3:59PM
1.24
5:16AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.47
9:01AM
0.78
8:54PM
0.46
10:40AM
0.75
10:10PM
0.42
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise------5:16-------5:16-------5:18-
Sunset-6:43-------6:42-------6:42------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C312926252324242526252424232122242525232224242425
Feels °C (?)323030282727242525242424232121232324222222232223
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