The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 Apr 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
20.7° 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 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (04 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121114141415151214141414131416151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20520516916197118261327139139178346453581837933961105514321393135510911029919
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
2.34
11:23PM
2.34
11:34AM
2.27
11:59PM
2.29
12:09PM
2.17
12:35AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.22
5:13PM
0.13
5:32AM
0.27
5:47PM
0.20
6:08AM
0.36
6:22PM
0.29
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise--7:41-------7:43-------7:43-----
Sunset-----7:20-------7:19-------7:16--
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------11--1---11432224
Temp. °C191919202019191919191920191919191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)161617171716171717171717161616171615151516161717
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