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Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 2PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bluecliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1588 | 1608 | 1460 | 1322 | 1339 | 1322 | 1341 | 1376 | 1251 | 1091 | 844 | 879 | 833 | 594 | 548 | 569 | 398 | 391 | 396 | 1337 | 456 | 369 | 360 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:34AM 1.98 | 10:46PM 2.05 | 11:21AM 2.04 | 11:32PM 2.11 | 12:02PM 2.08 | 12:13AM 2.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:39PM 0.38 | 5:05AM 0.16 | 5:25PM 0.29 | 5:49AM 0.11 | 6:07PM 0.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:08 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland
The wind is still cross-off at Bluecliffs (light winds from the W at SHIP6785 49 km from Bluecliffs). 1.4m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.8m 18s long period groundswell, also from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
49 km away, 1 h 50 min ago
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