The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.2° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)15ft (4.5m)15s

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 Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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6
6
6
5
5
6
5
5
4
3
4
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
4
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3944
4447
4764
5160
5854
6472
7795
8593
8233
8689
8168
7558
7077
6520
5754
5046
4369
3717
3228
2887
2462
2205
1810
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:22PM2.43m
00:40AM2.23m
1:15PM2.34m
1:36AM2.10m
2:15PM2.23m
Low Tide
6:05AM0.06m
6:39PM0.25m
6:57AM0.17m
7:36PM0.36m
7:55AM0.30m
8:40PM0.45m
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6:28
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Temp °C
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
8
8
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
12
12
14
13
14
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