Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 23 | 41 | 76 | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.83m | 5:16PM1.91m | 5:38AM1.90m | 6:00PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.69m | 10:47PM0.62m | 11:03AM0.62m | 11:32PM0.55m | 11:47AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 76 | 46 | 66 | 64 | 37 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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