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 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.7
SW
12
1.3
WNW
7
0.8
SW
12
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
374
281
281
203
200
171
179
168
142
141
141
172
173
206
241
349
377
320
553
820
1138
1761
1728
1581
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:16AM2.08m
7:31PM2.19m
8:04AM2.18m
8:16PM2.22m
8:47AM2.26m
8:57PM2.24m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.42m
1:50AM0.25m
2:11PM0.37m
2:33AM0.19m
2:55PM0.33m
3:12AM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:22
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6:20
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6:20
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8:00
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8:01
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1
4
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3
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5
Temp °C
19
19
21
19
19
19
18
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
Feels °C
19
19
20
18
18
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
18
17
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