Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4377 | 5070 | 5155 | 4700 | 3835 | 3394 | 3051 | 3515 | 4618 | 5659 | 6374 | 5889 | 5922 | 5563 | 5423 | 5738 | 5672 | 5667 | 5897 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57AM2.01m | 2:44PM2.01m | 3:09AM1.92m | 4:03PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.54m | 8:25AM0.44m | 9:06PM0.63m | 9:39AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 3903 | — | 5155 | 4700 | 3835 | 3394 | 3051 | 3515 | 4618 | 5659 | 6374 | 5889 | 5922 | 5563 | 5423 | 5738 | 5672 | 5667 | 5897 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 205 | 173 | 138 | — | 86 | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4377 | 5070 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 109 | 14 | 86 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 608 | 608 | 182 | 17 | 57 | 57 | 27 | 27 | 57 | 57 | 32 | 32 | 625 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 600 | 625 |
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