The Bluff Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° S 153.11° E

The Bluff 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff sea temperature is
21.3°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff at 6AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
6
1.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
324
324
324
293
293
284
246
256
227
221
212
207
207
200
380
253
236
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:38PM1.76m
8:02AM1.70m
8:12PM1.72m
8:39AM1.77m
8:47PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.15m
2:06PM0.22m
2:23AM0.13m
2:48PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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2
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
18
17
18
18
20
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
16
20
19
19
20
18
17
17
18
19
18
15
14
14
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