Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1340 | 886 | 874 | 3154 | 862 | 1063 | 1236 | 4488 | 2722 | 5491 | 8789 | 7931 | 7284 | 6425 | 5466 | 4669 | 3280 | 2358 | 1742 | 1310 | 1017 | 898 | 734 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52PM2.18m | 12:19PM2.22m | 00:31AM2.07m | 1:00PM2.11m | 1:13AM1.94m | 1:46PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.27m | 6:31PM0.45m | 6:44AM0.39m | 7:13PM0.57m | 7:27AM0.52m | 8:02PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1340 | 886 | 874 | 634 | 862 | 1063 | 1236 | 1519 | 644 | — | — | 7931 | 7284 | 6425 | 5466 | 4669 | 3280 | 2358 | 1742 | 1310 | 1017 | 898 | 734 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | N 18 | SW 16 | N 17 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | 159 | 799 | 81 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | 587 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | — | N 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 14 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 97 | 478 | 3154 | 553 | 529 | 671 | 4488 | 2722 | 5491 | 8789 | — | 6361 | — | — | 206 | 289 | 632 | 770 | 670 | 480 | 492 | 364 | 295 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 389 | 639 | 19 | 17 | 158 | 83 | 83 | 182 | 389 | 205 | 76 | 188 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 59 | 169 | 58 | 113 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 30 |
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