Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 206 | 314 | 540 | 1169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.84m | 9:50AM1.88m | 10:02PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20PM0.55m | 3:32AM0.51m | 4:05PM0.61m | 4:16AM0.59m | 4:51PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 23 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 6 | NE 8 | — | — | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 592 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 9 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | S 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 206 | 314 | 540 | 1169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 35 | 35 | 49 | 49 | 379 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 35 | 66 | 66 | 95 | 95 | 95 |
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