Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3439 | 7761 | 2998 | 3623 | 2763 | 3050 | 2090 | 1168 | 1537 | 1197 | 1072 | 918 | 1211 | 836 | 808 | 614 | 437 | 551 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.06m | 5:48AM1.98m | 6:28PM2.20m | 6:51AM2.10m | 7:22PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.54m | 12:05PM0.37m | 00:46AM0.39m | 1:03PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 3439 | — | — | 211 | 874 | 180 | 2090 | 1168 | 1537 | 1197 | 1072 | 918 | 1211 | 836 | 808 | 614 | 437 | 551 | 611 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | S 9 | W 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 165 | — | 154 | 862 | 90 | 219 | 244 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 279 | 355 | 344 | 380 | 627 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | SW 24 | WNW 9 | S 8 | WSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 22 | 113 | 105 | 24 | 75 | 162 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1095 | 7761 | 2998 | 3623 | 2763 | 3050 | 804 | 587 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 197 | 164 | 152 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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