Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (05 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1135 | 1044 | 947 | 852 | 839 | 919 | 801 | 1185 | 1631 | 2007 | 1984 | 1961 | 1739 | 1855 | 1855 | 1855 | 1878 | 2068 | 2093 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:53PM2.03m | 5:27AM1.89m | 6:07PM2.09m | 6:39AM1.98m | 7:09PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.58m | 11:44AM0.49m | 00:31AM0.48m | 12:50PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1135 | 1044 | 947 | 852 | 839 | 919 | 801 | 1185 | 1631 | 2007 | 1984 | 1961 | 1739 | 1855 | 1855 | 1855 | 1878 | 2068 | 2093 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 210 | 369 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 24 | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | 18 | 72 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
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