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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 05 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1749 | 1574 | 1522 | 1286 | 1077 | 891 | 626 | 426 | 297 | 217 | 277 | 256 | 240 | 310 | 583 | 589 | 579 | 579 | 579 | 526 | 453 | 1179 | 1261 | 1223 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:51PM 2.38 | 9:28AM 2.52 | 9:43PM 2.41 | 10:18AM 2.57 | 10:34PM 2.40 | 11:08AM 2.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:09AM -0.03 | 3:41PM 0.14 | 4:00AM -0.07 | 4:33PM 0.11 | 4:49AM -0.05 | 5:25PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
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