The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 6PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1
SW
1
SW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131212131313121115141212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1152107597585268360948042432530514814416116321232439842139810131100942878846
Wind
(km/h)
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
35
E
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
45
ENE
45
ENE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
40
NE
20
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
2.26
1:55AM
2.24
2:14PM
2.09
2:56AM
2.11
3:21PM
1.94
4:10AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.27
7:40PM
0.21
8:13AM
0.42
8:38PM
0.36
9:19AM
0.55
9:46PM
0.48
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:33-------7:35-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:34-------7:31----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----2387691591014174373----
Temp. °C192020202019191819191919202020202021212120201919
Feels °C (?)151516151616141313121313151414151517212221212020
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