Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1158 | 1750 | 1978 | 1738 | 1941 | 1307 | 1094 | 871 | 1815 | 1707 | 1685 | 1402 | 1763 | 1092 | 886 | 951 | 862 | 2908 | 1163 | 3894 | 5082 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.39m | 11:16PM2.28m | 11:41AM2.32m | 11:52PM2.18m | 12:19PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.25m | 5:29AM0.17m | 5:52PM0.34m | 6:05AM0.27m | 6:31PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 1158 | 1750 | 1978 | 1738 | 1941 | 1307 | 1094 | 810 | 1815 | 1707 | 1685 | 1402 | 1763 | 1092 | 886 | 951 | 862 | 83 | 1163 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 19 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 130 | 103 | 309 | 614 | 68 | 702 | 694 | 871 | — | 8 | 31 | — | — | 79 | 142 | 787 | 51 | 82 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | W 8 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 193 | — | 93 | 70 | — | 51 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 18 | — | 50 | 19 | 51 | 82 | 445 | 727 | 2908 | 669 | 3894 | 5082 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 235 | 182 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 600 | 205 | 182 | 169 | 330 | 631 | 722 | 717 | 63 | 63 | 83 | 83 |
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