Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1367 | 1510 | 1452 | 1533 | 755 | 1130 | 1163 | 1728 | 3944 | 4627 | 5353 | 5353 | 5854 | 6699 | 7038 | 7635 | 8067 | 8233 | 7888 | 7289 | 6816 | 6271 | 5571 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.50m | 11:49PM2.35m | 12:22PM2.43m | 00:40AM2.23m | 1:15PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM-0.02m | 5:47PM0.17m | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:39PM0.25m | 6:57AM0.17m | 7:36PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1367 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 755 | 1130 | 1163 | 1728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | 8233 | 7888 | 7289 | 6816 | 6271 | 5571 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | N 12 | SW 16 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 20 | 3 | 201 | 284 | 407 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 101 | 1510 | 1452 | 1533 | 212 | — | — | 364 | 3944 | 4627 | 5353 | 5353 | 5854 | 6699 | 7038 | 7635 | 8067 | 7177 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 625 | 63 | 373 | 627 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 371 | 625 | 466 | 625 | 625 | 655 | 625 | 625 | 667 | 550 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 |
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