Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 9 | NW 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 132 | 128 | 130 | 118 | 113 | 111 | 112 | 162 | 206 | 255 | 492 | 566 | 763 | 746 | 612 | 930 | 868 | 685 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 3:22AM2.00m | 4:16PM2.00m | 4:37AM1.97m | 5:31PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.61m | 9:54AM0.44m | 10:33PM0.61m | 11:06AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 190 | 132 | 128 | 130 | 118 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 206 | 255 | 366 | 510 | 763 | 262 | 612 | 930 | 868 | 685 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | N 13 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 73 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 9 | 57 | 57 | 112 | 162 | 77 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 3 | 746 | 154 | 62 | 71 | 379 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | W 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 18 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 186 | 380 | 97 | 275 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 72 | 158 | 292 | 492 | 566 | 427 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 288 | 282 | 343 | 393 | 169 | 169 | 282 | 169 | 1 | 13 | 13 |
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