Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1246 | 911 | 821 | 936 | 1074 | 1995 | 2068 | 2247 | 2193 | 2140 | 1787 | 1742 | 1381 | 1212 | 1109 | 915 | 573 | 464 | 398 | 295 | 205 | 299 | 623 | 776 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.26m | 8:55PM2.35m | 9:24AM2.39m | 9:36PM2.42m | 10:06AM2.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.18m | 2:49PM0.26m | 3:11AM0.06m | 3:31PM0.17m | 3:52AM-0.02m | 4:15PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1246 | 810 | 821 | 936 | 1074 | 1995 | 2068 | 2247 | 2193 | 2140 | 1787 | 1742 | 1381 | 1212 | 1109 | 915 | 573 | 464 | 398 | 295 | 205 | 299 | 623 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 |
| kJ | 455 | 911 | 702 | 702 | 534 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 152 | 150 | 50 | 102 | 203 | 157 | — | 567 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 111 | 239 | 450 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 47 | 600 | 22 | 23 | 210 | 521 | 220 | 169 | 466 | 639 | 235 | 182 | 164 | 17 |
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