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Bluecliffs surf Forecast / Southland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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Bluecliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bluecliffs sea temperature is 13.5°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.3 °C max: 13.8 °C min: 10.6 °C)
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Bluecliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bluecliffs sea temperature is 13.5°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 12.3 °C max: 13.8 °C min: 10.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 7AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
3
WSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
4
WSW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
WSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.4
SSW
3.5
WSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
3.5
W
1.3
SW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313111212131414141413141414141413131414151415151514141414141213131415161616161515151515141414131313131317141515151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3521931902182813379794610891121108911793256126712856151678965476401412420022002244543172329184614881126834742516971645713476102715332370288126922352188414551091820715614668659341533593928341050119710267771774510017676851016
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
20
W
15
NW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
35
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
0
NNW
5
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
NNE
0
WNW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.80
10:16PM
1.83
10:29AM
1.87
10:50PM
1.89
11:04AM
1.94
11:22PM
1.94
11:38AM
1.98
11:55PM
1.97
12:13PM
2.00
12:27AM
1.98
12:48PM
2.00
1:01AM
1.97
1:24PM
1.97
1:36AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:46AM
0.53
4:05PM
0.41
4:23AM
0.44
4:41PM
0.35
4:57AM
0.37
5:15PM
0.31
5:31AM
0.31
5:49PM
0.30
6:05AM
0.29
6:23PM
0.32
6:39AM
0.29
6:57PM
0.36
7:14AM
0.31
7:33PM
0.42
7:51AM
0.36
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--7:33-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:43-
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00-------6:00------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------5:52-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C888111312111111111113151313121088121411877810131314141515111113141312111213151415121110987788887778
Feels °C (?)566911109899912111098634898544461010111198781113121088910912977654575454456

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