Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 815 | 815 | 694 | 680 | 596 | 625 | 546 | 494 | 426 | 356 | 280 | 201 | 170 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 105 | 137 | 137 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.74m | 11:19AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.71m | 12:08PM1.76m | 00:29AM1.69m | 12:58PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | 5:57AM0.75m | 6:30PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.80m | 7:23PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | 400 | 385 | 340 | 333 | 292 | 302 | 296 | 256 | 200 | 192 | 151 | 120 | 118 | 62 | 45 | 42 | 105 | 137 | 137 | 125 | 120 | 116 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 13 | S 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 77 | 73 | 102 | 32 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 16 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 425 | 815 | 815 | 694 | 680 | 596 | 625 | 546 | 494 | 426 | 356 | 280 | 201 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 332 | 332 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 66 | 66 | 121 | 45 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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