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The Bluff-North Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 Jan 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
21.2° 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 2AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1111101010109999910171616161515141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3522882772502292621961631411191061541472143064064926147468991179116317871837
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
1.83
6:26PM
1.80
7:15AM
1.88
7:25PM
1.84
8:08AM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
0.62
12:25PM
0.79
12:49AM
0.60
1:24PM
0.75
1:43AM
0.54
2:17PM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:44-------8:44
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021222323242322222221222322212019191819202019
Feels °C (?)212121222222232223222121212221212119181717171716
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