Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 10PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 742 | 479 | 471 | 563 | 330 | 373 | 527 | 1063 | 1203 | 1086 | 1053 | 940 | 765 | 584 | 416 | 319 | 324 | 860 | 1017 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.93m | 3:47PM1.87m | 4:00AM1.84m | 4:51PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.65m | 9:29AM0.54m | 9:58PM0.75m | 10:27AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 742 | 479 | 471 | 563 | 330 | 373 | 527 | 1063 | 1203 | 1086 | 1053 | 940 | 765 | 584 | 416 | 319 | 324 | 110 | 278 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 66 | 25 | 171 | 136 | 37 | 305 | 313 | 27 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 128 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 203 | 212 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 25 | 31 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 40 | 87 | 284 | 860 | 1017 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 32 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 389 | 27 | 22 | 169 | 169 | 165 | 600 | 599 | 583 | 62 |
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