Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-South Side today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-South Side at 10PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-South Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1384 | 1922 | 1163 | 1728 | 3944 | 4447 | 4764 | 5160 | 5854 | 6716 | 7902 | 7394 | 7795 | 8233 | 7888 | 7392 | 7077 | 6271 | 5754 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49PM2.35m | 12:22PM2.43m | 00:40AM2.23m | 1:15PM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.06m | 6:39PM0.25m | 6:57AM0.17m | 7:36PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1384 | 1922 | 1163 | 1728 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7902 | — | — | 8233 | 7888 | 7392 | 7077 | 6271 | 5754 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | WSW 9 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 201 | — | 407 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | — | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 236 | 223 | — | 386 | 3944 | 4447 | 4764 | 5160 | 5854 | 6716 | 7038 | 7394 | 7795 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 196 | 196 | 371 | 520 | 516 | 624 | 630 | 654 | 624 | 528 | 528 | 528 | 434 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 59 |
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