Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1.3
SW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131212121216161414141413131111131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43435229024532031030530029525625671068359045344744039231621525152720942281
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
1.77
8:53PM
1.79
9:16AM
1.82
10:07PM
1.86
10:25AM
1.93
11:07PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47AM
0.62
2:28PM
0.47
3:07AM
0.60
3:44PM
0.39
4:16AM
0.51
4:48PM
0.27
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----8:45-------8:43-------8:42--
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
75----------------------
Temp. °C121111121312101010111213131310888121616161413
Feels °C (?)98899888891010910856510131112119
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