Bland Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 17 Aug 2025 NZST
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Bland Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bland Bay sea temperature is
15.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bland Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bland Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

Table - waves today at Bland Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NE
1.1
NW
0.8
NE
1.2
NW
0.5
NE
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
NE
0.4
NW
0.3
NE
0.3
NW
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109779797977897978
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)972580477520504523562476398363339275214103204491321077741272217436
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
2.15
2:56PM
2.13
3:17AM
2.09
4:04PM
2.12
4:25AM
2.07
5:10PM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
0.57
8:59AM
0.44
9:37PM
0.63
10:02AM
0.51
10:44PM
0.67
11:08AM
0.54
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Sunrise----7:00-------6:58-------6:58---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-
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Rain (mm)
------1----1-21--1------
Temp. °C14141212141615141312121111111110988910121210
Feels °C (?)998910111097667634343223553
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Bland Bay (light winds from the W at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 41 km from Bland Bay). 1.5m 9s swell from the NE with a 0.9m 9s swell from the E. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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15 km/h
W
0.0
15.3
Air / Water (°C)
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