Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4055 | 2983 | 2597 | 2562 | 2247 | 1956 | 1779 | 1595 | 1541 | 1299 | 1102 | 1086 | 999 | 919 | 790 | 1155 | 936 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24AM2.01m | 2:00PM1.94m | 2:14AM1.87m | 2:59PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.54m | 7:46AM0.49m | 8:12PM0.69m | 8:39AM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4055 | 2983 | 2597 | 2562 | 2247 | 1956 | 1779 | 1595 | 1541 | 1299 | 1102 | 1086 | 999 | 919 | 790 | 1155 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 224 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 145 | 82 | 113 | 84 | 84 | — | 44 | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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