Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 655 | 504 | 427 | 560 | 546 | 435 | 358 | 657 | 714 | 1327 | 1415 | 1415 | 1432 | 2376 | 2084 | 2032 | 2349 | 2408 | 1042 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28PM2.48m | 8:47AM2.33m | 9:15PM2.57m | 9:34AM2.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.14m | 2:58PM0.01m | 3:31AM0.05m | 3:44PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 655 | 504 | 264 | 290 | 284 | 284 | 333 | 657 | 714 | 617 | 1415 | 1415 | 1432 | 2376 | 2084 | 2032 | 2349 | 2408 | 1042 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 136 | 191 | 427 | 560 | 546 | 435 | 355 | 401 | 602 | 1327 | 459 | 396 | 329 | 7 | 184 | 186 | — | — | 974 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 73 | 112 | 137 | 303 | 358 | 534 | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 27 | 13 | 0 |
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