The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 6PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4269
3634
3320
2866
2448
2719
2065
1643
2567
2237
1736
1580
1558
1480
2061
2178
3114
3637
4938
5501
5284
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55AM2.26m
00:10AM2.27m
12:42PM2.18m
00:58AM2.14m
1:37PM2.09m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.31m
6:31AM0.23m
6:55PM0.43m
7:23AM0.34m
7:54PM0.54m
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:09
6:10
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
12
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
13
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