The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
22.1°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
191
191
164
153
167
169
169
165
169
169
294
229
398
190
187
157
127
104
116
195
200
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:26AM1.59m
6:29PM1.65m
7:03AM1.75m
7:06PM1.64m
7:41AM1.87m
7:44PM1.60m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.37m
00:43AM0.18m
1:10PM0.32m
1:16AM0.13m
1:54PM0.31m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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5:03
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5:59
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6:00
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 mm
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3
5
5
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
22
23
22
21
20
20
21
21
25
29
27
24
22
Feels °C
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
22
23
22
22
20
20
22
22
25
29
27
26
23
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