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The Bluff-South Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Bluff-South Side surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Bluff-South Side sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Bluff-South Side today?

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-South Side at 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (02 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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

Hourly12 Days
Northland Surf
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Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
4
4
5
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212121212121214171616151514141414141313131313131313131514141818181716161616161515151418171616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)34033741379433312713216017381665168717431591153914881463135613961323266741933784368933202913283426302284208017331568134612281037940777753623512924459716558901702129713811381136413141179975936844667644249929313097333032462830
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
2.21
12:30AM
2.32
12:51PM
2.05
1:29AM
2.17
1:53PM
1.91
2:33AM
2.06
3:03PM
1.83
3:40AM
1.99
4:15PM
1.81
4:44AM
1.98
5:19PM
1.85
5:39AM
2.00
6:13PM
1.93
6:26AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.20
6:52AM
0.39
7:08PM
0.36
7:54AM
0.52
8:11PM
0.50
9:01AM
0.59
9:18PM
0.59
10:09AM
0.61
10:25PM
0.62
11:10AM
0.57
11:26PM
0.61
12:01PM
0.50
12:17AM
0.57
12:45PM
0.42
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:03-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:40-------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-
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Rain (mm)
1121-----------1---------------------------------7121031-1----
Temp. °C171817161615161616171717171817171718171717161718171818171717171717181818181818191919191919191919191818192020202020212120
Feels °C (?)11121113139879111212121414141316151515141516141415131313141313141515151616161615151515151515151413161718202019202020
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