Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 15 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 0 | 28 | 105 | 176 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 74 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 125 | 107 | 138 | 300 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.00m | 7:48AM1.99m | 8:05PM2.03m | 8:30AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12PM0.53m | 1:43AM0.48m | 1:53PM0.49m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:37PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 53 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 74 | 86 | 93 | 89 | 125 | 107 | 138 | 300 | 419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | 32 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 4 | — | — | S 16 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 28 | 105 | 176 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 7 | 11 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 49 | 66 | 42 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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