The Bluff-North Side Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 NZDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is 18.2° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (13 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (13 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

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	Wednesday 12			Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	10	10	12	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	12	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	873	1203	730	997	1107	944	792	784	721	600	527	486	580	724	1429	1562	1309	1374	1837	1991	2317	2233	2233	2356
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	WSW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)					3:34AM 1.88					4:10PM 2.05				4:47AM 1.85				5:16PM 2.02				5:54AM 1.88
Low Tide / height (m)			9:32PM 0.52				9:49AM 0.53					10:40PM 0.55				10:58AM 0.59				11:43PM 0.52				12:01PM 0.59

	Wednesday 12			Thursday 13								Friday 14								Saturday 15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:15	-	-
Sunset	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	22	24	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	18
Feels °C (?)	13	10	13	13	14	15	15	15	14	14	12	13	13	13	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	14	14

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