Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 4AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 974 | 1138 | 1602 | 1929 | 2326 | 3111 | 3640 | 4127 | 3976 | 7056 | 4218 | 7731 | 7200 | 4981 | 7881 | 8243 | 7754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58PM2.60m | 10:19AM2.41m | 10:40PM2.56m | 11:02AM2.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.01m | 4:28PM0.01m | 4:58AM0.03m | 5:11PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 921 | 1138 | 1602 | 1929 | 2326 | 3111 | 3640 | 4127 | 3976 | 4433 | 4218 | 5473 | 7200 | 4981 | — | 8243 | 7754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 974 | 125 | 123 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 405 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 63 | 238 | 551 | 853 | 1097 | 1010 | 890 | 7056 | 683 | 7731 | 193 | 785 | 7881 | — | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 19 | 17 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 59 | 63 | 17 | 63 | 63 | 76 | 76 | 59 |
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