The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.2° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 6PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (31 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (31 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8168
7558
6816
6271
5754
5046
4529
3923
3228
2887
2462
2205
1810
1326
1092
903
677
563
466
369
320
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:15PM2.34m
1:36AM2.10m
2:15PM2.23m
2:41AM1.98m
3:22PM2.14m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.36m
7:55AM0.30m
8:40PM0.45m
9:00AM0.42m
9:51PM0.50m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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7:55
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Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
14
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