The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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The Bluff-North Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-North Side sea temperature is
20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131314121313131313131313141414141414141614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)919919892878851590503969106911559699541050892991103310631033849970118712906921186
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:09AM
2.54
11:35PM
2.49
11:49AM
2.50
12:17AM
2.45
12:32PM
2.40
1:03AM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:25PM
-0.06
5:44AM
0.07
6:06PM
-0.02
6:29AM
0.15
6:51PM
0.07
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:31-------7:33-------
Sunset---7:38-------7:37-------7:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C171920191818181818202019191918181920212019191919
Feels °C (?)161919181718181818202018191918181818181715151515
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