Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 5PM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1606 | 1306 | 2312 | 2195 | 2067 | 2042 | 1968 | 1675 | 1654 | 1675 | 1437 | 1154 | 1154 | 1154 | 936 | 825 | 736 | 590 | 581 | 557 | 410 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:10AM2.33m | 9:25PM2.40m | 9:50AM2.39m | 10:03PM2.40m | 10:28AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.18m | 3:40AM0.06m | 3:58PM0.16m | 4:17AM0.05m | 4:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 1606 | 1306 | 2312 | 2195 | 2067 | 2042 | 1968 | 1675 | 1654 | 1675 | 1437 | 1154 | 1154 | 1154 | 936 | 825 | 736 | 590 | 581 | 199 | 209 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SW 18 | S 6 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 616 | 3 | 26 | 64 | 89 | 137 | 162 | 194 | 189 | 177 | 135 | 104 | 103 | — | 89 | 107 | 133 | 179 | 557 | 410 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 181 | 131 | 201 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NW 9 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 84 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 114 | — | — | — | 190 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 169 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 76 | 13 | 13 |
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