Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 270 | 212 | 177 | 326 | 411 | 269 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 167 | 167 | 129 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.95m | 10:33AM2.06m | 11:00PM1.92m | 11:33AM2.03m | 11:59PM1.89m | 12:33PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM0.46m | 4:54PM0.55m | 5:15AM0.51m | 5:53PM0.60m | 6:15AM0.56m | 6:53PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 23 | 116 | 99 | 103 | 159 | 260 | 269 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 167 | 167 | 129 | 98 | 96 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 20 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 270 | 212 | 177 | 326 | 411 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 96 | 42 | 52 | 349 | 123 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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