Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | S 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 39 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 62 | 91 | 140 | 125 | 395 | 243 | 151 | 140 | 98 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:45AM1.99m | 00:08AM1.87m | 12:41PM1.95m | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:40PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30AM0.47m | 6:00PM0.57m | 6:27AM0.52m | 6:58PM0.62m | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 9 | 25 | 12 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 261 | 243 | 151 | 140 | 98 | 114 | 90 | 85 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | SSE 16 | — | SSE 15 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 14 | — | 24 | — | 23 | — | — | 18 | 91 | 140 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — | S 20 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 62 | 66 | 59 | 70 | 395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 307 | 296 | 119 | 292 | 119 | 122 | 292 | 296 | 116 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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