Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bluff-South Side today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bluff-South Side at 7PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-South Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1179 | 1618 | 1463 | 1155 | 780 | 1140 | 1281 | 1402 | 1366 | 1092 | 2834 | 3139 | 3968 | 4838 | 5168 | 4896 | 4595 | 4474 | 4812 | 4857 | 4023 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM2.10m | 9:36PM2.30m | 9:48AM2.15m | 10:11PM2.34m | 10:25AM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.25m | 3:47AM0.34m | 3:55PM0.21m | 4:24AM0.28m | 4:31PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | W 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1179 | 1618 | 1463 | 1155 | 780 | 1140 | 337 | 1402 | 1366 | 1092 | — | 3139 | 3968 | 4838 | 5168 | 4896 | 4595 | 4474 | 4812 | 4857 | 4023 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | SW 22 |
| kJ | 728 | — | 80 | 197 | 362 | — | 1281 | — | 434 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 41 | 44 | 89 | 239 | — | 387 | 537 | 481 | 2834 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 170 | 170 | 181 | 393 | 194 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 168 |
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