Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Bluecliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 144 | 566 | 485 | 477 | 477 | 412 | 412 | 399 | 256 | 319 | 972 | 1062 | 1338 | 1496 | 1893 | 2313 | 6604 | 1158 | 7186 | 7231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18PM1.74m | 4:56AM1.68m | 5:10PM1.64m | 5:56AM1.59m | 6:14PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.65m | 10:40PM0.59m | 11:07AM0.75m | 11:38PM0.68m | 12:09PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 207 | 144 | 566 | 485 | 477 | 477 | 412 | 412 | 399 | 256 | 319 | 405 | 501 | 608 | 763 | 914 | 1314 | 1699 | 1158 | 1812 | 1567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 82 | 343 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 73 | 37 | 38 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 319 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 972 | 1062 | 1338 | 1496 | 1893 | 2313 | 6604 | 12 | 7186 | 7231 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 254 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 185 | 165 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 185 | 185 | 0 |
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