Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1452 | 993 | 1317 | 836 | 808 | 872 | 650 | 720 | 813 | 972 | 1072 | 1193 | 935 | 881 | 938 | 1180 | 5855 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.20m | 6:51AM2.10m | 7:22PM2.34m | 7:44AM2.23m | 8:09PM2.45m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.39m | 1:03PM0.25m | 1:39AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.14m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 1452 | 993 | 1317 | 836 | 808 | 872 | 650 | 720 | 813 | 972 | 1072 | 1193 | 935 | 860 | 938 | 1180 | 1302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 244 | 46 | 24 | 162 | 279 | 355 | 344 | 380 | 627 | 716 | 602 | 534 | 891 | 881 | 861 | 897 | 1302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | WSW 11 | SW 22 | SSE 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 24 | 75 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 198 | 347 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1040 | 5855 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 169 | 22 | 1 | 47 | 169 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 76 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 63 |
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