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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.9° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 161 | 144 | 263 | 421 | 520 | 492 | 672 | 978 | 988 | 959 | 941 | 917 | 810 | 716 | 716 | 621 | 530 | 450 | 378 | 391 | 301 | 466 | 459 | 541 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:56AM 2.11 | 3:21PM 1.94 | 4:10AM 2.02 | 4:40PM 1.86 | 5:31AM 2.01 | 6:03PM 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:19AM 0.55 | 9:46PM 0.48 | 10:37AM 0.63 | 11:04PM 0.54 | 11:56AM 0.60 | 12:19AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sun 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 11 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
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