Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3012 | 1484 | 1443 | 1796 | 3501 | 4275 | 6345 | 9981 | 10084 | 8168 | 6080 | 3497 | 8627 | 3585 | 3447 | 7187 | 6834 | 7074 | 7265 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:44AM1.97m | 1:18PM1.95m | 1:33AM1.82m | 2:16PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43PM0.57m | 7:02AM0.52m | 7:32PM0.71m | 7:54AM0.65m | 8:33PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 2460 | 1484 | 1443 | 1796 | 3501 | 4275 | 1087 | — | — | — | — | 2237 | 3269 | 3585 | 3447 | — | — | 7074 | 7265 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | NW 7 | SW 18 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 410 | 274 | 188 | 136 | 197 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 131 | 125 | 185 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 3012 | — | — | 98 | — | — | 6345 | 9981 | 10084 | 8168 | 6080 | 3497 | 8627 | 1926 | 1542 | 7187 | 6834 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 62 | 107 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 165 | 583 | 583 |
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