The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.3° 

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
2
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
772
724
580
864
769
683
604
581
854
1884
1619
1753
1368
1310
1329
1179
1027
1099
1349
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:00AM1.72m
3:45PM1.82m
4:12AM1.68m
4:54PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.77m
9:18AM0.71m
10:09PM0.80m
10:27AM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
13
11
10
10
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