Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 463 | 414 | 309 | 231 | 223 | 182 | 127 | 125 | 190 | 132 | 128 | 130 | 118 | 113 | 111 | 111 | 162 | 206 | 255 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM2.07m | 3:03PM2.00m | 3:22AM2.00m | 4:16PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12PM0.54m | 8:47AM0.41m | 9:18PM0.61m | 9:54AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 463 | 414 | 309 | 231 | 223 | 182 | 126 | 123 | 190 | 132 | 128 | 130 | 118 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 108 | 206 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 96 | 72 | 137 | 130 | 127 | 125 | 73 | 49 | 39 | 26 | 19 | 57 | 56 | 111 | 162 | 98 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 6 | SW 20 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 19 | W 8 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 11 | 107 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 51 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 80 | 139 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 282 | 22 | 22 |
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