The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.6° 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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 11PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
1.8
SE
6
2.1
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2
SE
7
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
585
875
711
412
434
398
263
219
212
255
338
363
397
407
441
429
470
984
1426
1780
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:52PM2.04m
10:06AM1.41m
10:35PM1.91m
10:57AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.17m
4:26AM0.33m
3:59PM0.25m
5:09AM0.35m
4:48PM0.37m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
1
7
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
10
10
10
12
13
14
11
10
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