The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.0° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (11 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
18
2
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2829
2829
2325
2065
1526
1749
1672
3293
3293
3058
2982
2381
2298
1833
1661
1526
1374
1171
1077
802
632
526
398
299
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56AM2.07m
5:46PM2.12m
6:03AM2.11m
6:49PM2.24m
7:06AM2.19m
7:47PM2.37m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.32m
11:59PM0.49m
12:26PM0.24m
1:03AM0.39m
1:26PM0.14m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
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