Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2680 | 2509 | 2326 | 1967 | 1864 | 1639 | 2020 | 1891 | 1918 | 1864 | 1788 | 1519 | 1067 | 981 | 1182 | 1067 | 864 | 678 | 599 | 540 | 471 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:04PM2.14m | 1:22AM2.22m | 1:54PM2.03m | 2:10AM2.06m | 2:48PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.23m | 7:13PM0.36m | 7:46AM0.34m | 8:03PM0.52m | 8:36AM0.45m | 8:58PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2680 | 2509 | 2326 | 1967 | 1864 | 1639 | 2020 | 1891 | 1918 | 1864 | 1788 | 1519 | 1067 | 981 | 1182 | 1067 | 864 | 678 | 599 | 540 | 471 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | 155 | 154 | 465 | 405 | 602 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 464 | 587 | 441 | 31 | — | 93 | 67 | 66 | 25 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 327 | — | 1 | — | — | 27 | 16 | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 58 | 32 | 32 |
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