Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 911 | 911 | 821 | 639 | 604 | 511 | 503 | 618 | 600 | 653 | 392 | 703 | 476 | 1412 | 711 | 926 | 782 | 653 | 629 | 589 | 638 | 655 | 1225 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45AM2.16m | 9:06PM2.36m | 9:22AM2.25m | 9:40PM2.42m | 9:58AM2.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42AM0.33m | 2:51PM0.22m | 3:18AM0.22m | 3:28PM0.16m | 3:53AM0.14m | 4:04PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 911 | 911 | 821 | 639 | 604 | 511 | 503 | 618 | 600 | 653 | 392 | 210 | 476 | 198 | 246 | 306 | 436 | 491 | 534 | 455 | 607 | 655 | 1225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — |
| kJ | 65 | 94 | 23 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 170 | 41 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 109 | 114 | 147 | 261 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | W 8 | N 9 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 37 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 50 | 74 | 33 | 58 | 93 | 200 | 198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 32 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 703 | 232 | 1412 | 711 | 926 | 782 | 653 | 629 | 589 | 638 | 629 | 746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 625 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 17 | 17 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
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