Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 4PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 801 | 1082 | 1631 | 2007 | 1984 | 1961 | 1739 | 1855 | 1855 | 1855 | 1878 | 2068 | 2093 | 1631 | 1571 | 1552 | 1552 | 1552 | 1685 | 1532 | 1399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 6:07PM2.09m | 6:39AM1.98m | 7:09PM2.19m | 7:38AM2.10m | 8:00PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44AM0.49m | 00:31AM0.48m | 12:50PM0.41m | 1:29AM0.34m | 1:46PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 15 |
| kJ | 801 | 1082 | 1631 | 2007 | 1984 | 1961 | 1739 | 1855 | 1855 | 1855 | 1878 | 2068 | 2093 | 1631 | 1571 | 1552 | 1552 | 1552 | 1685 | 1532 | 1399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 369 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 17 | 16 | — | 58 | 76 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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