The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.4° C
0.0° 

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sun night).

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2262
2032
2173
2357
1028
1138
1602
1929
2326
3111
3640
4127
4189
4084
5974
7431
8113
8110
8177
7685
7773
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:34AM2.39m
9:58PM2.60m
10:19AM2.41m
10:40PM2.56m
11:02AM2.38m
Low Tide
3:44PM-0.02m
4:16AM0.01m
4:28PM0.01m
4:58AM0.03m
5:11PM0.10m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
5
2
6
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
11
12
9
10
9
11
10
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
6
6
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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