Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1407 | 3127 | 3840 | 4527 | 4787 | 4665 | 3997 | 3937 | 4248 | 4298 | 3615 | 3741 | 3118 | 2489 | 2061 | 1573 | 1370 | 1198 | 663 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.34m | 10:25AM2.18m | 10:46PM2.36m | 11:02AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.28m | 4:31PM0.21m | 5:00AM0.24m | 5:08PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1407 | 381 | 3840 | 4527 | 4787 | 4665 | 3997 | 3937 | 4248 | 4298 | 3615 | 3741 | 3118 | 2489 | 2061 | 1573 | 1370 | 1198 | 663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | WSW 22 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 18 | 45 | 72 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 136 | 133 | 286 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 137 | 136 | — | — | 217 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 378 | 3127 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 103 | — | — | — | 194 | 109 | 18 | 55 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 62 | 23 | 0 | 282 | 282 | 277 | 44 | 58 | 30 | 27 | 32 |
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