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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 12 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
20.8° 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 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)--
Afternoon (12 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1211121012121212111111111010101099999101716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)784624448264444761800876898802352346277212229268222188163141147160147214
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		offoffglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
1.88
5:12AM
1.82
5:24PM
1.81
6:15AM
1.83
6:26PM
1.80
7:15AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:52PM
0.59
11:21AM
0.78
11:51PM
0.62
12:25PM
0.79
12:49AM
0.60
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset-8:45-------8:44-------8:44------
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C222220191818182122212019191922232323222222212223
Feels °C (?)222321191719182124232321202022222222222323212324
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