The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.3° 

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 8PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3228
2887
2462
2073
1810
1326
1092
903
677
563
466
369
320
239
282
239
202
199
190
214
210
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:15PM2.23m
2:41AM1.98m
3:22PM2.14m
3:55AM1.91m
4:33PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.30m
8:40PM0.45m
9:00AM0.42m
9:51PM0.50m
10:11AM0.49m
cloud
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:26
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6:24
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7:57
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Temp °C
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
16
17
Feels °C
11
11
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
14
14
16
17
16
16
17
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