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Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 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
15.7° C
 (Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 5AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (12 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
2
0
2
0
4
4
1
3
3
4
1
4
4
3
3
1
2
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
1.4
SSW
3
WSW
0.8
S
2.5
W
2.3
W
0.6
SW
2.1
W
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
0.9
SW
2.3
W
2.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1
W
1.8
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121211101099910810101081010101099101514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506746044017293921463701421114108710045482675292094993972484432274160676623691
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglasscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
1.66
7:47AM
1.65
8:21PM
1.61
8:46AM
1.63
9:24PM
1.62
9:43AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.64
2:08PM
0.65
2:35AM
0.70
3:09PM
0.66
3:35AM
0.72
4:05PM
0.62
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:42-------9:40-------9:39
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11111------------121111
Temp. °C1110991113141512101010151416171413121213141413
Feels °C (?)54346710109777131313151211111113131211
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