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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 11AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 991 | 1033 | 1063 | 1033 | 849 | 970 | 1290 | 1290 | 666 | 1280 | 1152 | 1075 | 975 | 852 | 683 | 609 | 480 | 424 | 369 | 305 | 214 | 144 | 228 | 196 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32PM 2.40 | 1:03AM 2.37 | 1:20PM 2.26 | 1:55AM 2.24 | 2:14PM 2.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:29AM 0.15 | 6:51PM 0.07 | 7:17AM 0.27 | 7:40PM 0.21 | 8:13AM 0.42 | 8:38PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 29 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 |
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