Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 325 | 305 | 305 | 310 | 366 | 326 | 737 | 1432 | 1972 | 2093 | 1832 | 1664 | 1494 | 1418 | 1246 | 911 | 821 | 856 | 1074 | 1995 | 2068 | 2247 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.96m | 7:33PM2.13m | 8:02AM2.11m | 8:15PM2.25m | 8:44AM2.26m | 8:55PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:06AM0.49m | 1:21PM0.49m | 1:50AM0.33m | 2:06PM0.37m | 2:31AM0.18m | 2:49PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 431 | 325 | 305 | 112 | 310 | 231 | 277 | 737 | 1432 | 1972 | 2093 | 1832 | 1664 | 1494 | 1418 | 1246 | 810 | 821 | 856 | 1074 | 1995 | 2068 | 2247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 60 | 60 | 60 | 305 | 154 | 366 | 326 | 118 | 89 | 65 | 44 | 30 | 351 | 552 | 634 | 455 | 911 | 702 | 702 | 526 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | SW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 23 | — | SW 22 | SW 21 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 52 | 116 | 45 | 306 | 455 | 53 | — | 74 | 220 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 97 | 94 | — | 112 | 137 | 124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 660 | 57 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 608 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
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