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 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
903
677
563
466
369
320
239
282
239
202
196
156
148
210
203
200
200
236
421
783
871
1171
1255
1220
1280
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM1.98m
3:22PM2.14m
3:55AM1.91m
4:33PM2.10m
5:11AM1.91m
5:41PM2.11m
6:19AM1.98m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.42m
9:51PM0.50m
10:11AM0.49m
11:02PM0.48m
11:22AM0.50m
00:07AM0.42m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
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18
19
19
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17
17
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16
17
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Feels °C
12
12
12
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13
14
13
14
14
15
16
17
17
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16
16
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15
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16
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