The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.4
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SW
18
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
440
410
299
375
522
1158
1750
1978
1738
1941
1307
1094
871
1815
1707
1438
1721
1981
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:39PM2.36m
11:04AM2.39m
11:16PM2.28m
11:41AM2.32m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.09m
5:15PM0.25m
5:29AM0.17m
5:52PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
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