Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). 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 (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 284 | 437 | 464 | 372 | 491 | 544 | 500 | 447 | 583 | 596 | 436 | 396 | 498 | 573 | 571 | 641 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:21PM2.14m | 8:27AM1.40m | 9:07PM2.12m | 9:17AM1.41m | 9:52PM2.04m | 10:06AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.35m | 2:22PM0.13m | 3:42AM0.33m | 3:10PM0.17m | 4:26AM0.33m | 3:59PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 28 | 27 | 37 | 113 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 284 | 437 | 464 | 372 | 491 | 544 | 500 | 447 | 583 | 596 | 436 | 396 | 498 | 573 | 571 | 641 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 618 | 159 | 159 | 502 | 440 | 440 | 487 | 212 | 166 | 166 | 212 | 166 | 553 | 596 | 679 | 715 | 596 | 487 | 172 | 33 | 172 | 553 | 796 | 796 |
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