The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (30 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jun)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (30 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1591
1367
1162
961
878
2212
2140
2055
2173
2027
1888
1862
1704
1581
1398
1133
1144
933
846
769
680
552
543
486
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:40PM2.15m
8:48AM2.04m
9:20PM2.20m
9:29AM2.07m
9:59PM2.24m
10:08AM2.08m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.51m
3:00PM0.33m
3:30AM0.47m
3:39PM0.29m
4:10AM0.43m
4:18PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1591
1367
1162
961
878
2212
2140
2055
2173
2027
1888
1862
1704
1581
1398
1133
1144
933
846
769
680
552
543
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
S
8
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
108
115
104
659
834
81
60
54
47
21
12
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
117
121
304
93
63
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.8
SE
7
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.7
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
54
6
9
6
6
7
8
9
10
9
9
7
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
0
0
0
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
6
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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