Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 45 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 49 | 54 | 78 | 101 | 155 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.89m | 8:18AM1.30m | 8:45PM1.90m | 8:54AM1.35m | 9:17PM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.36m | 2:08PM0.22m | 3:14AM0.33m | 2:44PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 33 | 34 | 27 | 33 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 51 | 45 | 34 | 16 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ESE 13 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 36 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | — | NE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | — | — | 17 | 37 | — | 10 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 45 | 60 | 47 | 33 | 41 | 54 | 78 | 101 | 155 | 161 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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