The Bluff surf break

The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEST
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 8AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (23 Mar)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.5
E
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.2
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
Period(s) (?)67788888889999999991011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17012321436438340455462769976689885375968686690910349497366671128160218271721
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
1.90
10:38AM
1.51
11:30PM
1.84
11:29AM
1.35
12:40AM
1.77
12:40PM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
0.54
4:46PM
0.37
5:59AM
0.66
5:37PM
0.45
7:29AM
0.75
6:45PM
0.54
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--5:52-------5:52-------5:52-----
Sunset-----5:55-------5:54-------5:53--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
23223211111112222221----
Temp. °C222222232323232322222224242423222222222526252423
Feels °C (?)222222222222222221202022222322212122222425252625
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