
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 7 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
374 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 200 | 171 | 179 | 168 | 142 | 141 | 141 | 172 | 173 | 206 | 241 | 349 | 377 | 320 | 553 | 820 | 1138 | 1761 | 1728 | 1581 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM2.08m | 7:31PM2.19m | 8:04AM2.18m | 8:16PM2.22m | 8:47AM2.26m | 8:57PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.42m | 1:50AM0.25m | 2:11PM0.37m | 2:33AM0.19m | 2:55PM0.33m | 3:12AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 | |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
374 | 206 | 181 | 203 | 140 | 167 | 132 | 132 | 142 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 173 | 206 | 241 | 349 | 377 | 320 | 262 | 820 | 1138 | 1761 | 1728 | 1581 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 22 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | NW 13 | NNW 13 |
126 | 281 | 281 | 18 | 200 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 139 | 37 | 55 | 81 | 161 | 180 | 161 | 228 | 150 | 202 | 553 | 171 | 129 | 203 | 7 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 21 | N 15 | N 14 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NNW 13 | — | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 81 | 108 | 137 | 145 | 206 | 310 | 198 | 194 | 134 | 18 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | WNW 8 | N 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | 1 | 8 | 179 | 6 | 171 | 179 | 168 | — | 131 | 125 | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 58 | 19 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 498 | 301 | 182 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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