Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 8AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 3.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3775 | 3708 | 5341 | 8201 | 8363 | 7036 | 9993 | 7786 | 6762 | 2530 | 1945 | 5296 | 4749 | 4363 | 3482 | 2231 | 2829 | 2506 | 2325 | 2093 | 1526 | 1749 | 1526 | 3077 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 2:49AM2.09m | 3:33PM1.98m | 3:50AM2.06m | 4:39PM2.03m | 4:56AM2.07m | 5:46PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.39m | 9:43PM0.58m | 10:20AM0.37m | 10:51PM0.56m | 11:24AM0.32m | 11:59PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 795 | 984 | 5341 | 8201 | 166 | 7036 | 611 | 1081 | 1631 | 2094 | 1939 | 5296 | 4749 | 4363 | 3482 | 2231 | 2829 | 2506 | 2325 | 2093 | 1526 | 1273 | 1526 | 3077 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 11 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 134 | 72 | 87 | — | 372 | 611 | 1208 | 1786 | 2530 | 1945 | 1290 | — | — | — | 364 | 257 | 199 | 746 | 954 | 1313 | 1749 | 1487 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 795 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 118 | 285 | — | 113 | 117 | 86 | 67 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3775 | 3708 | — | 184 | 8363 | 3226 | 9993 | 7786 | 6762 | 2500 | 1897 | 1387 | 1102 | 804 | 580 | 386 | — | — | 185 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 63 | 554 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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