Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 326 | 331 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 110 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 35 | 27 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 331 | 326 | 331 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 110 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 70 | 73 | 35 | 27 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 11 | N 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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