Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1102 | 984 | 969 | 802 | 790 | 643 | 496 | 380 | 374 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 200 | 171 | 166 | 149 | 139 | 173 | 214 | 268 | 308 | 324 | 302 | 279 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:40PM2.15m | 7:16AM2.08m | 7:31PM2.19m | 8:04AM2.18m | 8:16PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:27PM0.47m | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:22PM0.42m | 1:50AM0.25m | 2:11PM0.37m | 2:33AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | 8:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1102 | 984 | 969 | 802 | 790 | 643 | 496 | 380 | 374 | 206 | 189 | 165 | 200 | 167 | 132 | 149 | 127 | 141 | 141 | 167 | 187 | 180 | 302 | 279 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 6 | N 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 124 | 281 | 281 | 203 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 132 | 139 | 37 | 55 | 81 | 81 | 108 | 224 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | NW 17 | N 11 | N 17 | N 17 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | SW 22 | — | N 15 | N 14 | SW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 16 | N 16 | N 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | 4 | 4 | 15 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 137 | 145 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 7 | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 3 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 75 | — | 1 | — | 192 | 171 | 166 | — | 2 | 173 | 214 | 268 | 308 | 324 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 47 | 22 | 62 | 301 | 267 | 250 | 171 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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