The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
1
NNE
6
1
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
N
5
0.8
NNE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
28
34
95
137
116
72
67
41
25
28
29
97
126
66
40
34
33
38
38
66
39
143
112
82
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
5
ESE
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:37PM1.66m
4:23AM1.30m
4:34PM1.65m
5:15AM1.46m
5:22PM1.62m
6:00AM1.60m
Low Tide
8:54AM0.53m
10:21PM0.42m
10:11AM0.49m
11:05PM0.33m
11:11AM0.44m
11:43PM0.26m
cloud
mod rain
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
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12
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Temp °C
21
20
25
26
20
19
19
19
21
27
29
29
25
23
22
21
24
31
33
32
27
21
21
20
21
Feels °C
23
17
23
26
22
19
19
20
23
28
29
29
24
22
20
18
22
28
30
31
26
20
20
18
20
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