Surf Forecast Surf Report

Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 5PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
2
WSW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
3.5
WSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
2.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121112141313121212121413131313131113131212121313131314151515141414141414111111111313131315151414141413181716161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)288151152253421395473585543322653620689711620610302277382108020022571362143765384683047242513230518601533130311219074163082342512472472505693802311283684774651438431725815532529966931803701525479350
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
0
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassoffglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
2.26
2:05AM
2.19
2:44PM
2.14
3:00AM
2.07
3:44PM
1.99
4:00AM
1.95
4:49PM
1.86
5:07AM
1.84
5:58PM
1.77
6:18AM
1.77
7:06PM
1.73
7:26AM
1.75
8:07PM
1.74
8:24AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32AM
-0.04
7:59PM
0.19
8:26AM
0.06
8:54PM
0.32
9:23AM
0.19
9:53PM
0.46
10:27AM
0.33
10:59PM
0.56
11:35AM
0.43
12:08AM
0.61
12:44PM
0.48
1:16AM
0.61
1:48PM
0.48
2:15AM
0.57
2:41PM
0.46
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise7:45-------7:46-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:52-------7:52-------7:54---
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:40-------5:39-------5:37-
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------11--------------------------------
Temp. °C9101010999888998897812131210101112121312121212111010131412111111101114151311101010111517151212111214171616
Feels °C (?)6656555555676674510101088788989101110881212119987913151298888121513997810131212
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