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48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 04 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 15 | 17 | 43 | 284 | 734 | 469 | 1332 | 1413 | 1547 | 521 | 442 | 336 | 282 | 247 | 199 | 153 | 126 | 96 | 71 | 51 | 48 | 35 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:15AM 2.01 | 5:39PM 1.98 | 6:10AM 2.03 | 6:35PM 1.97 | 7:09AM 2.05 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:04PM 0.34 | 11:27AM 0.45 | 11:57PM 0.32 | 12:24PM 0.45 | 12:53AM 0.33 | 1:26PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 |
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Rain (mm) | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
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