The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.6° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
4
2.3
SE
6
2.5
SE
7
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
7
2.3
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.6
ESE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
418
777
713
623
508
397
365
342
320
310
256
249
235
216
115
115
161
158
152
186
62
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:17AM1.53m
7:42PM1.92m
7:58AM1.62m
8:19PM1.85m
8:38AM1.67m
8:53PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.12m
2:01AM0.17m
2:00PM0.12m
2:34AM0.16m
2:42PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
18
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Bluff surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest