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Bluecliffs Surf Forecast
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Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Bluecliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 19 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 94 | 352 | 464 | 1611 | 419 | 314 | 203 | 120 | 114 | 1170 | 56 | 57 | 96 | 93 | 50 | 1018 | 78 | 974 | 824 | 630 | 89 | 82 | 92 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:26 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
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