Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri morning, near gales from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2262 | 2032 | 2173 | 2357 | 1028 | 1138 | 1602 | 1929 | 2326 | 3111 | 3640 | 4127 | 4189 | 4084 | 5974 | 7431 | 8113 | 8110 | 8177 | 7685 | 7773 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:34AM2.39m | 9:58PM2.60m | 10:19AM2.41m | 10:40PM2.56m | 11:02AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM-0.02m | 4:16AM0.01m | 4:28PM0.01m | 4:58AM0.03m | 5:11PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2262 | 2032 | 2173 | 2357 | 1028 | 1138 | 1602 | 1929 | 2326 | 3111 | 3640 | 4127 | 4189 | 4084 | 5974 | 7431 | — | — | 8177 | 7685 | 7773 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | WNW 7 | SW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 186 | — | 36 | 974 | 125 | 155 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 37 | 405 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 13 | 9 | 67 | 193 | 589 | 868 | 1010 | 853 | 698 | 698 | 173 | 337 | 8113 | 8110 | — | — | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 44 | 13 | 17 | 57 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 59 | 63 | 83 | 76 | 83 |
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