The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.1°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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.1
SE
4
2.1
SE
6
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
190
138
89
56
32
30
20
17
46
47
86
37
306
648
776
676
554
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
5
SSW
10
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:18PM1.91m
6:34AM1.41m
7:02PM1.94m
7:17AM1.53m
7:42PM1.92m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.29m
12:29PM0.16m
1:26AM0.22m
1:17PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
19
19
17
16
16
19
19
20
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
14
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
14
13
12
13
12
12
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