Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.90m | 2:04AM1.78m | 2:41PM1.88m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | 9:30AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | S 21 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | — | — | E 13 | S 15 | E 12 | E 6 | S 18 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 13 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | N 3 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 296 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 255 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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