Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2413 | 1565 | 1325 | 1147 | 981 | 816 | 700 | 607 | 463 | 414 | 309 | 231 | 223 | 182 | 127 | 125 | 190 | 74 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23AM2.16m | 2:00PM2.04m | 2:17AM2.07m | 3:03PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.45m | 7:49AM0.35m | 8:12PM0.54m | 8:47AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2413 | 1565 | 1325 | 1147 | 981 | 816 | 700 | 607 | 463 | 414 | 309 | 231 | 223 | 182 | 126 | 123 | 75 | 52 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | N 12 | SW 24 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 22 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 80 | 50 | 3 | 23 | 48 | 35 | 18 | 73 | 10 | 11 | 96 | 72 | 137 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 190 | 74 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | SW 14 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 23 | 41 | 124 | 66 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 11 | 107 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 192 | 169 | 104 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 435 | 0 | 27 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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