The Bluff-North Side Surf Break
Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for The Bluff-North Side

Issued: 5 am 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
18.5° C

1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (05 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 8AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
630
669
1216
1633
1524
1205
1044
721
1021
1175
1183
1160
998
913
500
490
225
245
340
414
638
1215
1215
Wind (km/h)
30
N
35
N
40
N
35
N
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47AM1.97m
00:17AM2.12m
12:31PM1.91m
1:00AM2.09m
1:19PM1.87m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.52m
5:57PM0.42m
6:33AM0.54m
6:41PM0.48m
7:20AM0.55m
7:28PM0.53m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:23
5:23
 mm
1
5
15
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
13
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
11
9
9
11
9
9
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
W
11
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
2.5
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WSW
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
Energy kJ
710
630
669
192
176
173
171
208
281
199
199
193
1160
998
913
255
242
203
227
177
149
205
282
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.8
SW
13
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1
W
10
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.4
SW
17
0.7
SW
22
Energy kJ
134
134
169
15
15
14
16
205
67
63
61
184
178
175
175
172
225
200
193
205
119
97
453
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
18
0.6
WSW
10
0.6
W
12
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
23
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
64
67
15
18
134
131
129
222
215
172
192
82
112
179
188
153
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.5
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
10
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
SW
6
1.7
SW
6
1.8
SW
7
1.9
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
39
119
180
1216
1633
1524
1205
1044
721
1021
1175
1183
562
510
500
490
138
245
340
414
638
1215
1215
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
Distance (km)
169
169
169
385
416
724
643
182
182
171
50
101
50
13
13
13
13
13
58
59
59
32
63
435
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
8
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