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The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 17 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
26.2° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
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 (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.4
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)777777778888667777788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)777762828686106103140668063118293428357345445552613567520452402
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.27
7:55AM
1.94
7:54PM
1.32
8:29AM
1.99
8:31PM
1.36
9:02AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:07AM
0.28
2:27PM
0.48
1:45AM
0.25
2:59PM
0.43
2:21AM
0.25
3:31PM
0.40
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----5:09-------5:09-------5:11---
Sunset-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------122111--1-------
Temp. °C252524252628282724242423232626252424232223252525
Feels °C (?)283028293031302925252523222524232322211920212222
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