Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 527 | 476 | 505 | 505 | 655 | 693 | 1324 | 1931 | 7319 | 8447 | 7478 | 7500 | 8461 | 10693 | 14961 | 16921 | 18176 | 14019 | 10860 | 8955 | 11258 | 13402 | 11277 | 8869 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:07PM2.03m | 00:29AM2.21m | 12:50PM2.01m | 1:10AM2.18m | 1:38PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.39m | 6:14PM0.37m | 6:49AM0.39m | 6:57PM0.43m | 7:34AM0.39m | 7:45PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 527 | 476 | 348 | 292 | 655 | 677 | 653 | 773 | 22 | 79 | 72 | 623 | 1476 | 2342 | 14961 | 16921 | 18176 | 14019 | 10860 | 8955 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | WSW 14 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 167 | 342 | 505 | 505 | 115 | 527 | 36 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | 250 | 133 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | — | 12 | 40 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 260 | 693 | 1324 | 1931 | 7319 | 8447 | 7478 | 7500 | 8461 | 10693 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 11258 | 13402 | 11277 | 8869 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 50 | 171 | 277 | 435 | 550 | 19 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 435 | 282 | 282 | 283 | 195 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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