Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 66 | 40 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.07m | 8:11PM2.00m | 8:44AM2.09m | 9:03PM1.98m | 9:37AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.37m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:30AM0.37m | 3:00PM0.48m | 3:20AM0.40m | 3:56PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 10 | 25 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | — | N 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 42 | 40 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 62 | 57 | 50 | 66 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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