Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1221 | 1097 | 984 | 1065 | 1330 | 1787 | 5974 | 3352 | 4947 | 5772 | 9652 | 9652 | 9685 | 8693 | 8754 | 8517 | 8517 | 8233 | 7998 | 7495 | 6912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58AM2.30m | 10:14PM2.44m | 10:35AM2.33m | 10:50PM2.42m | 11:14AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04PM0.14m | 4:29AM0.10m | 4:42PM0.16m | 5:06AM0.10m | 5:22PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 465 | 455 | 607 | 655 | 1330 | 1787 | — | 1055 | 186 | 5772 | 9652 | 9652 | 9685 | 8693 | 8754 | 8517 | 8517 | 8233 | 7998 | 7495 | 6912 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | 113 | 176 | 218 | — | — | — | 99 | — | 1292 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 22 | 74 | 162 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1221 | 1097 | 984 | 1065 | 1095 | 1228 | 5974 | 3352 | 4947 | 5380 | 8738 | 8414 | 8096 | 7836 | 7627 | 7523 | 7177 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 76 | 83 | 63 | 83 | 76 | 76 | 13 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 59 |
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