Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4467 | 4350 | 4055 | 3668 | 3455 | 3412 | 2944 | 2655 | 2294 | 2083 | 2140 | 2329 | 2814 | 3916 | 4414 | 4190 | 4469 | 4469 | 4027 | 3797 | 3563 | 3563 | 3996 | 5472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:50AM2.37m | 10:21PM2.60m | 10:40AM2.36m | 11:07PM2.58m | 11:28AM2.32m | 11:52PM2.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.10m | 4:03PM-0.04m | 4:39AM0.07m | 4:51PM-0.00m | 5:26AM0.08m | 5:38PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 4467 | 4350 | 4055 | 3668 | 3455 | 3412 | 2944 | 2655 | 2294 | 2083 | 2140 | 2329 | 2814 | 3916 | 4414 | 4190 | 4469 | 4469 | 4027 | 3797 | 3563 | 3563 | 2863 | 5472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 20 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 273 | 1364 | 3996 | 2358 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 58 | 57 | 144 | 57 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
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