The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3377
3231
3009
2968
2594
2405
2140
2032
1999
2021
2129
1880
1832
1654
1632
1491
1344
1204
1187
1273
1382
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:35PM2.36m
00:51AM2.25m
1:25PM2.25m
1:44AM2.10m
2:24PM2.14m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.28m
7:10AM0.21m
7:42PM0.41m
8:06AM0.34m
8:46PM0.53m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
10
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