Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1661 | 1519 | 1198 | 891 | 1288 | 1164 | 936 | 754 | 667 | 540 | 597 | 581 | 330 | 297 | 527 | 1063 | 1203 | 1179 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.06m | 2:48PM1.94m | 3:02AM1.93m | 3:47PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.52m | 8:36AM0.45m | 8:58PM0.65m | 9:29AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1661 | 1519 | 1198 | 891 | 1288 | 1164 | 936 | 754 | 667 | 540 | 597 | 581 | 330 | 278 | 527 | 1063 | 1203 | 1179 | 1053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 14 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 464 | 587 | 441 | 31 | — | 93 | 67 | 66 | 25 | 171 | 46 | 40 | 297 | 313 | 27 | 17 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 212 | 38 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 35 | 24 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 12 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 435 | 22 |
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