Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 11PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bluecliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 864 | 734 | 7670 | 1343 | 7522 | 7957 | 9827 | 11523 | 12618 | 8793 | 12123 | 12167 | 11410 | 9977 | 6558 | 8640 | 9469 | 7052 | 6597 | 24325 | 24696 | 23972 | 5837 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:48AM2.29m | 1:24PM2.23m | 1:38AM2.28m | 2:13PM2.18m | 2:28AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.14m | 7:09AM-0.09m | 7:30PM0.12m | 7:59AM-0.06m | 8:19PM0.15m | 8:48AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
mm | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1004 | 864 | 734 | 891 | — | 1526 | 1616 | 2038 | 2559 | 3116 | 3158 | 2831 | 2585 | 2264 | 2083 | 1801 | 1669 | 1825 | 3579 | 6597 | 6396 | 6183 | 6251 | 5837 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7670 | 1343 | 7522 | 7957 | 9827 | 11523 | 12618 | 8793 | 12123 | 12167 | 11410 | 9977 | 6558 | 8640 | 9469 | 7052 | — | 24325 | 24696 | 23972 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 175 | 185 | 251 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 251 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 54 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 54 |
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