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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at The Bluff-North Side today?
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-North Side at 9PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 4403 | 4038 | 3539 | 3255 | 3428 | 2872 | 2854 | 2688 | 3703 | 3270 | 3574 | 3152 | 3009 | 3093 | 3016 | 3252 | 3717 | 2796 | 3047 | 3020 | 2982 | 2454 | 2238 | 2038 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:32PM 2.12 | 6:52AM 2.02 | 7:29PM 2.23 | 7:47AM 2.12 | 8:17PM 2.33 | 8:33AM 2.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:49AM 0.51 | 1:07PM 0.32 | 1:44AM 0.39 | 1:58PM 0.23 | 2:32AM 0.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland
The wind is still cross-off at The Bluff-North Side (fresh winds from the S at CapeReingaAws 34 km from The Bluff-North Side). 2.4m 12s groundswell from the SSW with a 2.1m 17s long period groundswell from the SW and a 0.5m 17s long period groundswell, also from the SW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
34 km away, 1 h 20 min ago
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