Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 421 | 783 | 871 | 1171 | 1255 | 1318 | 1280 | 1102 | 984 | 969 | 802 | 721 | 643 | 496 | 380 | 374 | 286 | 281 | 207 | 212 | 192 | 179 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:41PM2.11m | 6:19AM1.98m | 6:40PM2.15m | 7:16AM2.08m | 7:31PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22AM0.50m | 00:07AM0.42m | 12:27PM0.47m | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:22PM0.42m | 1:50AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | 8:01 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 421 | 783 | 871 | 1171 | 1255 | 1318 | 1280 | 1102 | 984 | 969 | 802 | 721 | 643 | 496 | 380 | 374 | 190 | 281 | 181 | 212 | 167 | 132 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | N 11 | W 10 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | N 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 214 | 193 | 140 | 106 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 141 | 286 | 4 | 207 | 200 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 17 | N 10 | N 10 | N 15 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | N 15 | N 14 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 18 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | N 3 | N 3 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 207 | 17 | 10 | 192 | 179 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 | 277 | 197 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 50 |
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