Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1203 | 1086 | 1053 | 940 | 765 | 584 | 367 | 324 | 281 | 572 | 805 | 943 | 1992 | 3994 | 6361 | 8639 | 9312 | 13024 | 12789 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47PM1.87m | 4:00AM1.84m | 4:51PM1.85m | 5:03AM1.80m | 5:53PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.75m | 10:27AM0.60m | 11:02PM0.78m | 11:27AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1203 | 1086 | 1053 | 940 | 765 | 584 | 367 | 324 | 281 | 110 | 213 | 149 | — | — | — | — | 2018 | 13024 | 12789 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 59 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 49 | 102 | 230 | 572 | 805 | 943 | 1992 | 3994 | 6361 | 8639 | 9312 | 11296 | 11692 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 330 | 47 | 583 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 608 | 600 | 600 | 63 | 83 | 197 | 367 | 235 | 635 | 640 | 76 | 76 |
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