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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.1° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (07 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121211111111111111101312131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)286277272314309309309319319314309288273268263224287216277537496623529529
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
2.50
12:48AM
2.23
1:13PM
2.40
1:35AM
2.13
1:57PM
2.27
2:24AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48PM
0.18
6:58AM
0.17
7:34PM
0.25
7:44AM
0.31
8:20PM
0.34
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:45----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192121201918181819191919181818181919201919191818
Feels °C (?)182120181716161717161516161717171817181718181717
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