Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4144 | 3759 | 3732 | 4117 | 3718 | 3612 | 3113 | 2667 | 2055 | 1678 | 1400 | 1198 | 1009 | 480 | 384 | 877 | 1537 | 2392 | 2918 | 4781 | 5050 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM2.18m | 10:46PM2.36m | 11:02AM2.19m | 11:20PM2.35m | 11:40AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31PM0.21m | 5:00AM0.24m | 5:08PM0.23m | 5:37AM0.23m | 5:47PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 4144 | 3759 | 3732 | 4117 | 3718 | 3612 | 3113 | 2667 | 2055 | 1678 | 1400 | 1198 | 1009 | 480 | 384 | 792 | 765 | 2392 | 2918 | 4781 | 5050 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 45 | 72 | 68 | 137 | 37 | 136 | 133 | 217 | 319 | 319 | 877 | 1537 | 663 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 136 | — | — | 215 | 321 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 74 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 63 | 21 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 611 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 1 | 93 | 282 | 277 | 277 | 63 | 42 | 42 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 83 | 32 | 27 |
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