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 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.2° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 1PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (10 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
4
3
2
4
2
3
3
4
5
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3020
2530
1992
5296
4993
4140
3525
2231
2829
2506
2325
2065
1526
1749
1526
3458
3077
2865
2634
2381
2012
1968
1661
1526
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:50AM2.06m
4:39PM2.03m
4:56AM2.07m
5:46PM2.12m
6:03AM2.11m
6:49PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.37m
10:51PM0.56m
11:24AM0.32m
11:59PM0.49m
12:26PM0.24m
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7:35
7:33
7:33
7:33
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5:31
5:32
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
9
10
10
10
11
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