Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1273 | 1421 | 1787 | 2653 | 2298 | 2208 | 2119 | 1812 | 1737 | 1527 | 1304 | 1304 | 1135 | 1044 | 1029 | 852 | 839 | 839 | 801 | 1082 | 1519 | 2007 | 1984 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.97m | 3:34PM2.05m | 4:04AM1.88m | 4:53PM2.03m | 5:27AM1.89m | 6:07PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.46m | 10:01PM0.60m | 10:28AM0.51m | 11:20PM0.58m | 11:44AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1273 | 1421 | 1787 | 2653 | 2298 | 2208 | 2119 | 1812 | 1737 | 1527 | 1304 | 1304 | 1135 | 1044 | 1029 | 852 | 839 | 839 | 801 | 1082 | 1519 | 2007 | 1984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 5 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 15 | 137 | 219 | 160 | 104 | 72 | 39 | — | 29 | 35 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 72 | 8 | 369 | 134 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 6 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 53 | 39 | — | 15 | 40 | 36 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 28 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 16 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 10 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 277 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 42 | 32 | 27 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 42 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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