The Bluff-North Side Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT

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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 18.1° 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: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s
Evening (17 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s

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

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	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	683	555	396	298	205	142	96	73	73	180	195	245	265	263	269	261	244	190	144	108	101	119	120	124
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	ENE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	7:39AM 2.03				7:48PM 2.07				8:20AM 2.11				8:28PM 2.10				8:58AM 2.18				9:06PM 2.13
Low Tide / height (m)			1:44PM 0.53				2:05AM 0.34				2:27PM 0.48				2:43AM 0.29				3:06PM 0.44				3:19AM 0.26

	Monday 17					Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11
Sunset	-	-	-	8:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:14	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	19	19	18	18	17	17	18	19	20	20	19	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18
Feels °C (?)	15	15	16	15	16	14	15	16	18	19	20	20	18	17	17	18	18	19	19	21	21	21	20	20

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