Bland Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 24 May 2026 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
18.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bland Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Bland Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (24 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.2
E
11
1.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2375
2400
2451
2560
2628
2628
2762
2733
2824
2639
2650
2489
2467
1838
1874
1602
1201
999
862
738
577
353
332
294
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:03PM2.11m
2:36AM2.22m
3:02PM2.06m
3:30AM2.17m
4:02PM2.04m
4:22AM2.13m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.49m
8:34PM0.51m
9:13AM0.51m
9:30PM0.58m
10:07AM0.51m
10:27PM0.62m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:20
5:20
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
11
9
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.5
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
2
NE
10
1.8
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.4
NE
9
Energy kJ
1425
1296
1322
1348
1838
1874
1602
1201
999
862
738
577
353
282
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
11
0.8
E
11
1
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
1
E
11
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
Energy kJ
91
154
214
181
160
227
276
332
277
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2375
2400
2451
2560
2628
2628
2762
2733
2824
2639
2650
2489
2467
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
166
166
113
166
166
166
166
166
113
113
113
113
113
90
86
78
11
80
11
11
5
0
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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