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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)111110131213131313121212121115141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287216277537496623529529512580678666593501112353689982165864881699611621250
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
2.27
2:24AM
2.03
2:42PM
2.13
3:15AM
1.93
3:30PM
1.99
4:11AM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
0.31
8:20PM
0.34
8:32AM
0.46
9:08PM
0.44
9:23AM
0.60
9:58PM
0.53
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:26-------6:26
Sunset---8:45-------8:45-------8:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020191919191920212221212120202122222220201921
Feels °C (?)181918181818192020202120212221212021212120211921
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