Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the SW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1838 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 990 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 488 | 431 | 418 | 473 | 591 | 1366 | 3156 | 4046 | 4841 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.27m | 11:50AM2.22m | 00:02AM2.12m | 12:31PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.23m | 6:00PM0.41m | 6:18AM0.37m | 6:43PM0.57m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1838 | 1688 | 1443 | 1220 | 990 | 767 | 683 | 545 | 488 | 431 | 418 | 473 | 591 | 1366 | 3156 | — | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 31 | 50 | 50 | 12 | 96 | 165 | 532 | 166 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 44 | 122 | 296 | 468 | 4046 | 4841 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 27 | 57 | 27 | 47 | 22 | 608 | 435 | 22 | 282 | 169 | 169 | 599 | 600 | 13 | 50 | 63 |
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