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Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
13.5° C
 (Which is 2.0°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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
SW
0.4
SW
3
W
2.5
W
2.1
W
0.7
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)121211111111101010101010777781291010121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21517111582787552402525251811131759675113361346855141386245
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:42PM
1.71
5:22AM
1.69
5:34PM
1.69
6:17AM
1.68
6:32PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.65
11:05PM
0.53
11:31AM
0.66
11:59PM
0.52
12:28PM
0.65
12:58AM
0.49
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---9:15-------9:16-------9:19----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------671---173-------1
Temp. °C1518191815131313151516181514121012141514119910
Feels °C (?)14161715131010101110131613118568997557
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