The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.5
SE
5
2.2
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2
ESE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SE
13
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
99
115
423
514
383
323
294
247
183
150
100
64
49
48
49
50
36
27
29
59
78
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:34AM1.37m
5:54PM1.79m
6:19AM1.52m
6:35PM1.78m
7:00AM1.65m
7:12PM1.74m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.31m
00:19AM0.25m
12:18PM0.25m
00:53AM0.19m
1:03PM0.22m
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light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
18
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
21
20
18
15
15
16
15
14
16
16
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
17
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