Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 653 | 437 | 341 | 551 | 202 | 1471 | 913 | 906 | 918 | 838 | 810 | 780 | 775 | 1330 | 1787 | 6051 | 3707 | 5064 | 9690 | 8937 | 9586 | 9221 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | 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-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.25m | 9:40PM2.42m | 9:58AM2.30m | 10:14PM2.44m | 10:35AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.22m | 3:28PM0.16m | 3:53AM0.14m | 4:04PM0.14m | 4:29AM0.10m | 4:42PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 600 | 653 | 437 | 341 | 551 | 160 | 246 | 306 | 436 | 491 | 534 | 455 | 607 | 655 | 1330 | 1787 | — | 1055 | 186 | 9690 | 8937 | 9586 | 9221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 170 | 270 | 212 | 202 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 113 | 176 | 257 | — | — | — | 99 | 470 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | SW 20 | SW 13 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 74 | 48 | 67 | 27 | 200 | 134 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 43 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 1471 | 913 | 906 | 918 | 838 | 810 | 780 | 775 | 908 | 1002 | 6051 | 3707 | 5064 | 5438 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 17 | 76 | 17 | 13 |
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