Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 2AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1096 | 1055 | 962 | 844 | 998 | 821 | 648 | 526 | 451 | 386 | 634 | 621 | 602 | 383 | 686 | 679 | 655 | 437 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:38PM2.20m | 6:58AM2.12m | 7:37PM2.35m | 7:56AM2.24m | 8:28PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.42m | 1:15PM0.20m | 1:53AM0.27m | 2:09PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1096 | 1055 | 962 | 844 | 998 | 821 | 648 | 526 | 451 | 386 | 286 | 621 | 602 | 383 | 686 | 679 | 655 | 437 | 275 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | S 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 23 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 49 | 18 | 26 | 11 | 54 | 143 | 150 | 282 | 344 | 634 | 239 | 202 | 132 | 14 | 78 | 100 | 191 | 567 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 26 | W 8 | N 10 | N 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | — | — | 54 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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