The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
18.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (21 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131414141413141414141515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212519041756165714301430117914711558145014081387140814501558162418331808156814841273125511391033
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffglassglassoffglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
2.14
10:11AM
2.26
10:20PM
2.14
10:48AM
2.26
10:57PM
2.11
11:25AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.25
4:20PM
0.40
4:30AM
0.25
4:57PM
0.41
5:07AM
0.28
5:36PM
0.45
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset-------8:15-------8:16-------8:17
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C171817171920202019181818192020191818181718191918
Feels °C (?)161817171920212220191918192021191818181718201917
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