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Bluecliffs surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Bluecliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Bluecliffs sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Bluecliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Bluecliffs at 1AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bluecliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 974 | 796 | 701 | 614 | 623 | 740 | 760 | 894 | 894 | 783 | 793 | 692 | 674 | 623 | 472 | 472 | 472 | 466 | 341 | 289 | 560 | 486 | 352 | 339 | 209 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 245 | 191 | 142 | 142 | 138 | 132 | 100 | 75 | 80 | 237 | 330 | 207 | 197 | 353 | 682 | 947 | 1142 | 1059 | 2922 | 2551 | 2032 | 1511 | 3183 | 1158 | 691 | 349 | 807 | 629 | 555 | 380 | 679 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | glass | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 1.85 | 2:35PM 1.82 | 2:46AM 1.77 | 3:17PM 1.74 | 3:29AM 1.69 | 4:08PM 1.66 | 4:22AM 1.63 | 5:09PM 1.62 | 5:27AM 1.61 | 6:19PM 1.63 | 6:37AM 1.65 | 7:26PM 1.70 | 7:43AM 1.75 | 8:25PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06PM 0.50 | 8:23AM 0.46 | 8:43PM 0.60 | 9:04AM 0.54 | 9:26PM 0.69 | 9:51AM 0.61 | 10:19PM 0.75 | 10:49AM 0.65 | 11:23PM 0.77 | 11:57AM 0.63 | 12:33AM 0.73 | 1:06PM 0.54 | 1:38AM 0.62 | 2:08PM 0.41 | 2:35AM 0.47 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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