The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
20.3° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
31
70
101
108
158
113
113
111
80
75
54
55
93
36
49
36
36
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
5
W
0
W
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
ESE
10
E
0
ENE
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:43PM1.48m
12:42PM1.46m
00:34AM1.34m
1:59PM1.50m
Low Tide
5:39PM0.53m
6:10AM0.37m
6:46PM0.64m
7:03AM0.39m
8:20PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
18
21
19
17
17
16
15
15
18
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
15
14
14
17
18
16
16
16
15
13
12
15
17
16
16
15
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