Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15806 | 15057 | 12784 | 9639 | 8422 | 8479 | 8408 | 8449 | 3976 | 7317 | 6049 | 6152 | 3515 | 3508 | 2890 | 4023 | 3575 | 2785 | 2789 | 6937 | 4507 | 4873 | 4816 | 7717 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:10AM2.18m | 1:38PM1.98m | 1:56AM2.13m | 2:32PM1.97m | 2:49AM2.09m | 3:33PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34AM0.39m | 7:45PM0.50m | 8:24AM0.40m | 8:41PM0.55m | 9:19AM0.39m | 9:43PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 15806 | 15057 | 12784 | 9639 | 8422 | 6003 | — | — | — | 22 | 18 | 72 | 69 | 239 | 369 | 630 | 795 | 2785 | 2789 | 1151 | 3769 | 4873 | 4816 | 1081 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 24 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 65 | 125 | 118 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 984 | 1223 | 87 | 1137 | 372 | 533 | 1208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | SW 22 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | 229 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8479 | 8408 | 8449 | 3976 | 7317 | 6049 | 6152 | 3515 | 3508 | 2890 | 4023 | 3575 | 223 | 319 | 6937 | 4507 | 3377 | 3684 | 7717 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 154 | 195 | 58 | 39 | 59 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 59 | 93 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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