The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
1
ENE
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.6
SE
5
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
ESE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
122
119
137
90
92
132
411
397
342
313
214
172
153
106
77
68
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
25
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM1.76m
5:34AM1.37m
5:54PM1.79m
6:19AM1.52m
6:35PM1.78m
Low Tide
11:41PM0.34m
11:27AM0.31m
00:19AM0.25m
12:18PM0.25m
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Temp °C
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
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18
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Feels °C
18
20
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