Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.34° S 174.35° E

Bland Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Bland Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.2° 

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


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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Bland Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (09 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
133
98
80
78
76
76
74
84
86
71
71
52
54
56
59
62
59
58
58
58
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
5
S
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM2.17m
7:38PM2.28m
8:08AM2.24m
8:26PM2.31m
8:56AM2.29m
9:11PM2.30m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.43m
2:16AM0.36m
2:37PM0.39m
3:03AM0.32m
3:22PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:48
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6:46
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7:31
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
18
20
19
16
14
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
16
12
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