Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3263 | 5884 | 5662 | 5004 | 4363 | 3949 | 3496 | 2946 | 2413 | 1565 | 1223 | 1050 | 891 | 816 | 700 | 607 | 480 | 361 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:37AM2.25m | 1:07PM2.10m | 1:23AM2.16m | 2:00PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.36m | 7:00AM0.29m | 7:16PM0.45m | 7:49AM0.35m | 8:12PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3263 | — | — | 5004 | 4363 | 3949 | 3496 | 2946 | 2413 | 1565 | 1223 | 1050 | 891 | 816 | 700 | 607 | 480 | 361 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 6 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 101 | 118 | 75 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 73 | 71 | 6 | 96 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | SW 18 | — | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 50 | — | 23 | 41 | 124 | 66 | 73 | 73 | 69 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 641 | 5884 | 5662 | — | — | — | — | 204 | 158 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 107 | 83 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 114 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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