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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 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 5PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
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 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 240 | 310 | 638 | 589 | 683 | 683 | 606 | 526 | 457 | 1179 | 1346 | 1127 | 1075 | 860 | 700 | 625 | 514 | 505 | 456 | 492 | 565 | 799 | 485 | 444 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 2.57 | 10:34PM 2.40 | 11:08AM 2.58 | 11:25PM 2.35 | 11:58AM 2.54 | 12:16AM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:33PM 0.11 | 4:49AM -0.05 | 5:25PM 0.13 | 5:40AM 0.00 | 6:17PM 0.18 | 6:30AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
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