The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

Issued: 11 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 02). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (02 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
W
11
1.6
NW
6
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
552
543
424
369
321
238
199
202
138
108
125
198
134
132
130
127
118
111
81
178
731
652
533
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
15
NW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:08AM2.08m
10:36PM2.26m
10:47AM2.08m
11:14PM2.26m
11:26AM2.06m
11:50PM2.24m
Low Tide
4:18PM0.28m
4:49AM0.41m
4:56PM0.29m
5:28AM0.40m
5:34PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
11
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
W
10
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
10
Energy kJ
680
552
543
424
369
321
238
199
202
138
108
125
198
134
132
130
127
118
88
81
125
731
652
533
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
17
Energy kJ
12
49
13
48
93
82
2
2
4
34
49
67
111
61
61
84
167
342
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
7
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
1
13
31
47
77
98
53
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.8
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1
NW
5
1.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
9
8
7
5
5
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
5
19
46
45
178
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
22
393
600
347
169
158
17
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
5
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
7
4
5
5
5
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