The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
19.9°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
63
63
64
104
104
101
96
94
73
71
82
82
63
66
68
50
49
51
52
51
53
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:20AM1.34m
7:40PM1.84m
7:53AM1.43m
8:12PM1.84m
8:27AM1.51m
8:44PM1.81m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.22m
2:04AM0.26m
1:47PM0.20m
2:33AM0.23m
2:24PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
19
21
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
16
15
15
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