Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.91m | 5:38AM1.90m | 6:00PM1.96m | 6:22AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.55m | 11:47AM0.56m | 00:16AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 9 |
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