Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Oct) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.95m | 8:36PM1.90m | 9:08AM1.92m | 9:17PM1.84m | 9:50AM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.42m | 2:36PM0.50m | 2:52AM0.45m | 3:20PM0.55m | 3:32AM0.51m | 4:05PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 116 | 116 | 217 | 35 | 35 | 109 | 174 | 174 | 183 | 119 | 47 | 310 | 216 | 310 | 19 | 335 | 49 | 316 | 216 | 155 | 139 | 37 | 19 |
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