The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 13 May 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
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 8PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (13 May)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
6
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
1.9
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
2
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1869
1624
1676
2037
2184
1894
2721
2483
2475
5194
4800
3808
3515
3118
2911
2140
1888
1626
1604
1581
1449
1006
1030
891
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM2.02m
6:08AM2.18m
6:45PM2.18m
6:58AM2.29m
7:34PM2.33m
Low Tide
11:40AM0.38m
11:58PM0.47m
12:30PM0.24m
00:51AM0.35m
1:18PM0.10m
1:42AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
11
12
14
13
11
11
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
1869
1624
1676
2037
2184
1894
2008
2008
1697
5194
4800
3808
3515
3118
2911
2140
1888
1626
1604
1581
1449
1006
1030
891
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
26
0.7
SW
24
1
SW
24
1.1
SW
22
1.5
SW
21
1.5
SW
21
1.9
SW
20
1.8
SW
19
2
SW
18
0.6
S
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
235
560
1061
1204
1984
1875
2721
2483
2475
28
31
26
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
3
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
3
Energy kJ
14
16
55
8
11
7
29
3
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
5
5
5
5
2
6
3
5
2
1
4
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
27
30
27
27
0
0
0
0
42
0
27
0
27
32
32
42
32
42
42
27
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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