Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 504 | 562 | 314 | 639 | 731 | 1075 | 1233 | 1510 | 1643 | 999 | 1510 | 1130 | 1079 | 1728 | 4684 | 5555 | 5772 | 5772 | 6295 | 6472 | 7038 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:48AM2.52m | 11:02PM2.42m | 11:33AM2.50m | 11:49PM2.35m | 12:22PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.12m | 5:18AM-0.02m | 5:47PM0.17m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:39PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | 316 | 299 | 264 | 639 | 731 | 1075 | 1233 | 20 | 20 | 999 | 201 | 1130 | 1079 | 1728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7038 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 504 | 562 | 314 | 304 | 40 | 80 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | W 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 242 | 194 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | WSW 13 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 190 | 190 | 160 | 151 | 1510 | 1643 | 157 | 1510 | 249 | 566 | 705 | 4684 | 5555 | 5772 | 5772 | 6295 | 6472 | 6428 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 182 | 188 | 152 | 197 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 625 | 608 | 373 | 197 | 373 | 373 | 371 | 466 | 625 | 635 | 655 | 625 | 625 |
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