Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 903 | 868 | 773 | 522 | 522 | 482 | 746 | 737 | 1096 | 1055 | 962 | 844 | 998 | 821 | 648 | 526 | 503 | 386 | 634 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:31PM2.07m | 5:52AM2.02m | 6:38PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.12m | 7:37PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.55m | 12:14PM0.32m | 00:55AM0.42m | 1:15PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 903 | 868 | 773 | 514 | 485 | 404 | 746 | 737 | 1096 | 1055 | 962 | 844 | 998 | 821 | 648 | 526 | 503 | 386 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 23 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 246 | 178 | 100 | 522 | 522 | 482 | 392 | 386 | 58 | 41 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 54 | 143 | 150 | 282 | 344 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 8 | SW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | NNW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 26 | W 8 | N 10 | WSW 24 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 97 | 275 | 379 | 65 | 99 | 22 | 40 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 55 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | 112 | 16 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 64 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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