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 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). 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 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)6ft (1.8m)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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2173
2027
1888
1862
1704
1581
1398
1236
1116
933
834
769
680
552
543
424
326
321
238
199
202
138
108
125
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:20PM2.20m
9:29AM2.07m
9:59PM2.24m
10:08AM2.08m
10:36PM2.26m
10:47AM2.08m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.47m
3:39PM0.29m
4:10AM0.43m
4:18PM0.28m
4:49AM0.41m
4:56PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
10
8
9
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
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
13
Energy kJ
2173
2027
1888
1862
1704
1581
1398
1236
1116
933
834
769
680
552
543
424
326
321
238
199
202
138
108
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
53
23
22
12
2
12
49
13
48
93
125
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
NE
2
Energy kJ
8
6
9
9
5
6
4
5
7
5
11
7
6
5
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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