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The Bluff surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 13 Mar 2026 AEST
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The Bluff surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
26.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bluff today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (13 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
0
0
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 (?)
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.3
SE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.8
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)121212121111778888888888778877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)512505505497416617453749815935933734649620501469411373363349310300358397
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
1.52
4:17PM
1.06
4:59AM
1.61
5:14PM
1.16
5:41AM
1.71
5:57PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
0.77
9:55PM
0.64
11:44AM
0.67
10:55PM
0.58
12:16PM
0.57
11:43PM
0.49
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise5:47-------5:47-------5:48-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:06-------6:04----
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----276321--------1-11--
Temp. °C222728262524242423232424232322232324252523232223
Feels °C (?)243030272723222119191919192019202021222421212022
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