The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (07 Oct)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1855
1855
1878
2068
2093
1631
1571
1552
1552
1552
1552
1532
1399
1441
1402
1407
1667
3336
3001
3105
2831
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:09PM2.19m
7:38AM2.10m
8:00PM2.29m
8:27AM2.23m
8:45PM2.37m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.41m
1:29AM0.34m
1:46PM0.31m
2:18AM0.21m
2:34PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:54
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Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
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