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 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (15 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
5
5
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4110
3644
3261
2903
2747
2492
2278
2119
1956
1688
1443
1220
990
767
618
545
552
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47PM2.39m
11:11AM2.33m
11:24PM2.27m
11:50AM2.22m
Low Tide
5:02AM0.11m
5:21PM0.27m
5:39AM0.23m
6:00PM0.41m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
10
10
11
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