Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1426 | 1847 | 2322 | 2234 | 2116 | 2000 | 2000 | 2531 | 2798 | 2444 | 3475 | 3126 | 2617 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 4791 | 4640 | 4334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | 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 | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM2.45m | 10:31AM2.41m | 10:44PM2.47m | 11:10AM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.03m | 4:38PM0.11m | 4:59AM-0.00m | 5:19PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 23 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 53 | 49 | 48 | 2234 | 161 | 2000 | 2000 | 2531 | 2798 | 2444 | 3475 | 3126 | 2617 | 2483 | 2483 | 2483 | 4791 | 4640 | 4334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 23 | SW 23 | SW 23 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 84 | 82 | 96 | 117 | 159 | 137 | 377 | 450 | 602 | 540 | 985 | 1282 | 978 | 1017 | 1200 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 75 | 118 | 160 | 214 | 75 | 75 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1426 | 1847 | 2322 | — | 2116 | — | — | — | — | 1685 | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 623 | 235 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 50 | 76 | 144 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 144 | 583 | 144 | 583 | 554 | 57 |
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