Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 8AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2193 | 2140 | 1787 | 1742 | 1500 | 1212 | 1109 | 915 | 573 | 410 | 398 | 295 | 275 | 500 | 2308 | 913 | 980 | 637 | 484 | 512 | 511 | 560 | 819 | 1197 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:24AM2.39m | 9:36PM2.42m | 10:06AM2.48m | 10:18PM2.45m | 10:48AM2.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.06m | 3:31PM0.17m | 3:52AM-0.02m | 4:15PM0.12m | 4:34AM-0.05m | 5:00PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2193 | 2140 | 1787 | 1742 | 1500 | 1212 | 1109 | 915 | 573 | 410 | 398 | 295 | 205 | 299 | 2308 | 913 | 980 | 637 | 484 | 460 | 235 | 560 | 819 | 1197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 20 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | NNW 7 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 49 | 152 | 150 | 50 | 66 | 203 | 159 | 138 | 754 | 541 | 297 | 248 | 512 | 511 | 194 | 158 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | — | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 210 | 258 | 212 | 98 | 511 | 232 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 14 | 31 | 68 | 108 | 275 | 500 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 260 | 332 | — | 158 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 600 | 625 | 619 | 22 | 205 | 169 | 169 | 405 | 727 | 835 | 667 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 83 | 83 | 83 |
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