
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.83m | 5:16PM1.91m | 5:38AM1.90m | 6:00PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.62m | 11:32PM0.55m | 11:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 41 | 76 | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 14 | N 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 |
— | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 20 | 20 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | S 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 37 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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