Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1063 | 1236 | 1519 | 4748 | 3848 | 8487 | 8627 | 7834 | 6493 | 5226 | 4669 | 3001 | 2256 | 1742 | 1214 | 1017 | 756 | 699 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.07m | 1:00PM2.11m | 1:13AM1.94m | 1:46PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44AM0.39m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:27AM0.52m | 8:02PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1063 | 1236 | 1519 | — | — | — | 8627 | 7834 | 6493 | 5226 | 4669 | 3001 | 2256 | 1742 | 1214 | 1017 | 756 | 699 | 241 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | SW 15 | N 17 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 6 | 319 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | — | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 583 | 710 | 789 | 4748 | 3848 | 8487 | — | — | — | — | 261 | 620 | 1279 | 1279 | 1104 | 809 | 703 | 504 | 332 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 19 | 164 | 182 | 83 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 468 | 214 | 214 | 93 | 113 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 47 |
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