Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 11AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1940 | 1584 | 1360 | 1247 | 1053 | 1053 | 892 | 834 | 825 | 924 | 736 | 639 | 541 | 511 | 503 | 553 | 600 | 537 | 444 | 292 | 711 | 1075 | 1166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.06m | 8:31PM2.26m | 8:45AM2.16m | 9:06PM2.36m | 9:22AM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.46m | 2:14PM0.31m | 2:42AM0.33m | 2:51PM0.22m | 3:18AM0.22m | 3:28PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 1940 | 1584 | 1360 | 1247 | 1053 | 1053 | 892 | 834 | 825 | 924 | 736 | 639 | 541 | 511 | 503 | 553 | 600 | 537 | 444 | 292 | 209 | 198 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | NW 6 | SW 22 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | SW 20 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 298 | 25 | 40 | 65 | 95 | 23 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 14 | 11 | 74 | 102 | 210 | 254 | 55 | 198 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | SW 22 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 133 | 68 | 66 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 15 | 54 | 27 | 74 | 22 | 45 | 93 | 200 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 8 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 37 | 21 | 32 | 44 | 48 | 39 | 47 | 28 | 195 | 43 | 129 | 90 | 711 | 1075 | 1166 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 608 | 625 | 623 | 608 | 600 | 169 | 169 | 277 | 1 | 13 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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