Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bluff today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bluff at 2AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bluff. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 433 | 373 | 338 | 294 | 287 | 300 | 279 | 266 | 260 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 289 | 297 | 304 | 297 | 289 | 253 | 216 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15PM0.38m | 6:59AM0.12m | 6:52PM0.40m | 7:49AM0.11m | 7:30PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM-0.02m | 11:40AM0.03m | 2:29AM-0.03m | 12:08PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 433 | 373 | 338 | 294 | 287 | 300 | 279 | 266 | 260 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 289 | 297 | 304 | 297 | 289 | 253 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 52 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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