The Bluff-South Side surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 07 Sep 2025 NZST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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

The current surf forecast for The Bluff-South Side at 8AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s

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

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Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)131313141414141414141414141414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5185538053356302563954219843516062716777677060585387446437892681245622191813145312261106888740
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
2.20
8:32PM
2.43
8:52AM
2.33
9:11PM
2.54
9:33AM
2.43
9:51PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.28
2:17PM
0.16
2:46AM
0.12
2:59PM
0.06
3:27AM
-0.00
3:40PM
0.00
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Wed
10
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset-----6:13-------6:14-------6:15--
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1--1--------------
Temp. °C131313141414131413131314131313121212121313131312
Feels °C (?)5567688877798810999101089108
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 30 km from Tauranga Bay (light winds from the SW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 1.2m 9s swell from the NNE with a 0.5m 12s groundswell from the ESE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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35 km away, 38 min ago

46 km/h
SSW
0.0
16.0
Air / Water (°C)
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