Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 Oct 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 11PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)15s

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

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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
4
9
8
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151514141515161515151514141414141013101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79596710461045510925107881024311424127901074213441108745367094499357276183178137108105113122
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNW
15
NW
20
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
2.05
4:42PM
1.98
5:30AM
1.91
5:50PM
1.86
6:45AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.15
10:35AM
0.40
11:08PM
0.29
11:42AM
0.53
12:20AM
0.40
12:58PM
0.61
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------7:01-------7:00------6:58--
Sunset-8:09-------8:12-------8:13------
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-45321--11---1111-------
Temp. °C1514111211911121111878778887754810
Feels °C (?)9107774686643444645442156
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Southland

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Bluecliffs (severe gales from the NNW at PuysegurPointAws 62 km from Bluecliffs). A 1.5m groundswell from the SW

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