Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2829 | 2829 | 2325 | 2065 | 1526 | 1749 | 1672 | 3293 | 3293 | 3058 | 2982 | 2381 | 2298 | 1833 | 1661 | 1526 | 1374 | 1171 | 1077 | 802 | 632 | 526 | 398 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:56AM2.07m | 5:46PM2.12m | 6:03AM2.11m | 6:49PM2.24m | 7:06AM2.19m | 7:47PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.32m | 11:59PM0.49m | 12:26PM0.24m | 1:03AM0.39m | 1:26PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2829 | 2829 | 2325 | 2065 | 1526 | 1749 | 1672 | 3293 | 3293 | 3058 | 2982 | 2381 | 2298 | 1833 | 1661 | 1526 | 1374 | 1171 | 1077 | 802 | 632 | 526 | 398 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 |
| kJ | 118 | 196 | 157 | 954 | 1299 | 1147 | 1487 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 285 | 746 | 100 | 66 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 299 | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 35 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 169 | 277 | 169 | 182 | 608 |
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