Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 131 | 160 | 45 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.93m | 6:27PM2.00m | 6:48AM1.99m | 7:05PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.56m | 12:12PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.48m | 12:53PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 65 | 67 | 58 | 55 | 45 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | 33 | 32 | 41 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | NE 4 | N 9 | — | S 16 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 19 | 131 | 160 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 110 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 0 |
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