The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° 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 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
Period(s) (?)121514141313131212121212121312121111111010101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)141531613334329428873264398138913793365434303538374146363671287924181978186217341664158316771806
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
35
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1221-1----------111-----
Temp. °C181918181818171818191918181818181919181817171717
Feels °C (?)141514141312101112131313141414131616141414141515
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