The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.3° 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 10PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (11 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
2
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.4
S
1.6
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
W
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1111788888888871212121211111113121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3573043561061158715721619121389867039422928526833635945612538997781511109833263474
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
S
50
S
50
S
50
SSW
50
SW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
1.68
4:11AM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43PM
0.72
10:34AM
0.75
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-6:09-------6:08-------6:07------
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--5621---------11-----12
Temp. °C212019191919192020191918181920201818191818181819
Feels °C (?)181714121212121415161716161717151615171616161415
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