The Bluff-North Side Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.68° S 172.89° E

The Bluff-North Side 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
15.7° C
0.3° 

The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
5
4
2
4
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2422
2561
2419
2096
1852
1655
1599
1547
3832
3351
2597
2562
2247
1956
1779
1595
1324
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:41AM2.18m
1:11PM2.07m
1:24AM2.01m
2:00PM1.94m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.38m
7:01AM0.35m
7:21PM0.54m
7:46AM0.49m
8:12PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
6
7
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
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