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The Bluff-South Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
19.2° C
(Which is 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 9PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bluff-South Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 503 | 511 | 457 | 403 | 338 | 283 | 245 | 217 | 193 | 134 | 146 | 350 | 346 | 241 | 221 | 212 | 208 | 299 | 628 | 2408 | 2796 | 3412 | 4717 | 5087 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:22PM 1.94 | 6:07AM 1.88 | 6:17PM 1.92 | 7:00AM 1.93 | 7:08PM 1.93 | 7:48AM 2.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:49PM 0.52 | 12:13PM 0.69 | 12:41AM 0.50 | 1:07PM 0.67 | 1:28AM 0.46 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
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