Bland Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.34° S 174.35° E

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Bland Bay sea temperature is

16.8° C

Bland Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Bland Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bland Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (09 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning).
	Thu 9					Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	298	260	180	218	565	868	942	988	567	502	589	654	424	470	578	516	527	437	446	380	380	373	318	248
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on
High Tide			2:13PM2.04m				2:37AM2.14m					3:14PM2.08m				3:37AM2.16m				4:22PM2.15m				4:42AM2.19m
Low Tide	8:38AM0.51m				8:56PM0.65m					9:33AM0.49m				10:00PM0.65m				10:34AM0.46m				11:08PM0.63m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	5:25
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	13	13	12	10	10	10	10	13	13	11	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	12	12	13	12	12
Feels °C	10	10	7	6	5	3	4	4	4	7	7	6	7	7	7	9	9	11	10	9	9	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	SE 9	SE 9	N 13	N 13	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	298	260	180	218	7	7	7	781	567	3	3	549	424	470	578	516	527	437	446	380	380	373	318	248
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 16	N 14	NW 15	N 13	N 14	N 14	—	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11
kJ	1	5	2	2	10	4	9	4	4	4	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 7	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	—	—	—	W 19	—	W 18	—	—	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	—	—
kJ	2	4	4	4	4	—	—	—	7	—	6	—	—	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 4	S 3	SSE 5	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SW 4	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	7	83	216	565	868	942	988	6	502	589	654	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	39	39	405	90	39	39	78	44	40	39	39	5	0	0	0	0	39	70	39	39	80	39	80
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Fairway Reef	Taronui Bay-Bombora		Taipa Bay	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taronui Bay-Bombora	Taipa Bay	Pataua	Tapuaetahi	Taronui Bay-Bombora	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Takou Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	The Ledge	The Box
Rating (10 max)	5	1	1		1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	4	2	2	5	2	5
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	7	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	8	8	8	5	5	5	4	5	7	6

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