The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 13 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)--
Afternoon (13 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (13 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
W
2.4
WSW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121211111112121413141414141413131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)79666964959972462913011365961138017331541220221252390251928052911252219461573139212931315
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:10PM
2.05
4:47AM
1.85
5:16PM
2.02
5:54AM
1.88
6:14PM
2.02
6:51AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.55
10:58AM
0.59
11:43PM
0.52
12:01PM
0.59
12:38AM
0.47
12:57PM
0.57
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:15-------6:15--
Sunset-8:07-------8:08-------8:09------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1-----------1------
Temp. °C171716161516171717171616161717181817161615151617
Feels °C (?)141413141211121212131314131514151516151513141415
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