Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 813 | 972 | 1008 | 1193 | 935 | 881 | 862 | 1092 | 1464 | 1716 | 6346 | 16426 | 18552 | 19857 | 19809 | 18238 | 16003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:22PM2.34m | 7:44AM2.23m | 8:09PM2.45m | 8:31AM2.34m | 8:52PM2.52m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.24m | 1:54PM0.14m | 2:25AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 813 | 972 | 1008 | 1193 | 935 | 860 | 862 | 978 | 1464 | 1697 | 3139 | 8772 | — | — | — | — | 16003 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 627 | 716 | 602 | 534 | 891 | 881 | 861 | 897 | 1302 | 1716 | 3171 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 198 | 347 | — | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 1092 | 1290 | 1065 | 6346 | 16426 | 18552 | 19857 | 19809 | 18238 | 14091 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 13 | 57 | 57 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 |
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