The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
17.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 4PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s

Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1423
1151
1008
939
857
565
1860
1835
1570
1494
1349
1154
1004
757
669
732
865
1018
1155
1082
1177
1420
1068
783
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:48AM2.25m
00:18AM2.45m
12:42PM2.16m
1:10AM2.34m
1:37PM2.07m
2:02AM2.22m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.12m
6:41AM0.23m
6:53PM0.24m
7:35AM0.30m
7:48PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
2.2
SW
11
2
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
WSW
12
1.7
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
W
9
Energy kJ
226
1151
1008
939
857
561
1860
1835
1570
1494
1349
1154
1004
757
669
732
865
1018
1155
1082
1177
1420
1068
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.6
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
305
251
238
186
565
45
45
162
162
154
241
373
369
510
457
602
769
861
831
603
416
322
783
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
16
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
113
274
157
22
73
45
746
232
373
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
1423
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
32
32
32
27
0
0
0
0
0
1
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
83
144
277
277
277
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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