The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2142
1985
1939
1863
1545
3386
3415
3330
3288
3204
3395
3720
3326
3051
2509
2483
1919
1615
1482
1266
1069
878
878
2212
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:13PM2.03m
7:21AM1.96m
7:57PM2.09m
8:06AM2.00m
8:40PM2.15m
8:48AM2.04m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.62m
1:37PM0.42m
2:07AM0.56m
2:19PM0.37m
2:49AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
13
13
11
11
10
11
12
8
9
8
8
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
2142
1985
1939
1863
1545
3386
3415
3330
3288
3204
3395
3720
3326
3051
2509
2483
1919
1615
1482
1266
1069
878
878
2212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.9
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.2
S
9
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.3
SW
20
0.7
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
9
0.4
SW
18
1
S
8
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
0.8
SSE
7
Energy kJ
22
410
834
229
173
133
107
86
60
64
109
152
121
116
659
737
71
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
Energy kJ
470
61
60
60
117
304
85
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
Energy kJ
648
635
544
434
415
334
334
311
311
318
194
181
4
4
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
5
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
44
44
32
32
19
32
32
17
17
19
0
0
0
0
27
27
0
0
0
27
27
27
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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