Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 360 | 541 | 725 | 900 | 802 | 504 | 539 | 504 | 562 | 350 | 651 | 677 | 1075 | 961 | 919 | 541 | 621 | 673 | 705 | 1016 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:06AM2.48m | 10:18PM2.45m | 10:48AM2.52m | 11:02PM2.42m | 11:33AM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.12m | 4:34AM-0.05m | 5:00PM0.12m | 5:18AM-0.02m | 5:47PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 168 | 541 | 725 | 900 | 802 | 504 | 539 | 359 | 562 | 350 | 651 | 677 | 1075 | 961 | 919 | 444 | 392 | 246 | 623 | 1016 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | W 9 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | W 10 | N 13 | N 12 | WSW 10 | N 12 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | — |
| kJ | 102 | 203 | 295 | 585 | 518 | 565 | 256 | 248 | 504 | 235 | 248 | 221 | 40 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 169 | 45 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 184 | — | — | — | 212 | 212 | 108 | 77 | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 149 | 360 | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | 190 | 263 | 130 | 169 | 225 | 541 | 621 | 673 | 705 | 848 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 639 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 197 | 619 | 152 | 197 | 188 | 625 | 625 | 373 | 373 | 628 | 197 | 197 |
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