The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
20.9° 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 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131314141414141414151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9699549548929911033106310338499701187129066611861060990975852683545480424325310
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
30
E
35
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
50
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
2.45
12:32PM
2.40
1:03AM
2.37
1:20PM
2.26
1:55AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.15
6:51PM
0.07
7:17AM
0.27
7:40PM
0.21
8:13AM
0.42
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------7:33-------7:33-------7:33-
Sunset-7:37-------7:36-------7:35------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--------1----------261096
Temp. °C201919191918192020201919191919202020201918181819
Feels °C (?)191719191918181817171615151414151515151513131112
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