The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 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
20.8° 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 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)11111010101010915141414131313131314141212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9328136635985094413993223014664594223923863803802904042935449789118621018
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
5
W
5
NW
0
WNW
0
NE
0
ESE
0
SE
0
SE
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
35
NNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
1.86
5:31AM
2.01
6:03PM
1.87
6:44AM
2.07
7:13PM
1.97
7:42AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
0.54
11:56AM
0.60
12:19AM
0.50
1:05PM
0.50
1:23AM
0.42
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:30-------7:30-------7:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------52491---
Temp. °C212020191919192121212020191920222120212120192020
Feels °C (?)212222212121212322232121201920222120181919171817
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