The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
23.0°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
SE
13
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
415
393
295
251
181
158
93
44
41
39
65
68
51
35
27
38
62
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:54PM1.79m
6:19AM1.52m
6:35PM1.78m
7:00AM1.65m
7:12PM1.74m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.25m
12:18PM0.25m
00:53AM0.19m
1:03PM0.22m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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3
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Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
21
22
21
19
19
Feels °C
17
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
17
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18
20
19
18
17
17
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