Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.94m | 4:15AM1.87m | 4:31PM1.93m | 5:06AM1.89m | 5:21PM1.92m | 5:50AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.58m | 10:18AM0.60m | 10:45PM0.53m | 11:10AM0.57m | 11:32PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | 7:50 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 35 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | 48 | 60 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 88 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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