The Bluff-North Side Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 NZST

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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 15.7° C
(Which is 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 10AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (16 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s

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

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	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	11	12	11	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2542	2248	2005	2005	1880	1962	2078	2196	2424	2613	2788	2414	2270	2553	2004	2071	4026	2508	1990	1983	2527	2966	2449	2380
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:03AM 1.89				3:56PM 1.98				4:26AM 1.85				5:15PM 2.01				5:43AM 1.90					6:20PM 2.10
Low Tide / height (m)				9:30AM 0.52				10:21PM 0.65				10:48AM 0.54				11:36PM 0.60				11:57AM 0.47

	Tuesday 16							Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri 19
Sunrise	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	2	1	-
Temp. °C	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	16	16	16	17	15	15	14
Feels °C (?)	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	9

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at The Bluff-North Side (fresh winds from the SW at CapeReingaAws 34 km from The Bluff-North Side). A 2.1m groundswell from the SW
1 hour 35 minutes ago The Bluff-North Side

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34 km away, 1 h 35 min ago

33 km/h

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15.7

Air / Water (°C)

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