Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 34 | 374 | 340 | 408 | 543 | 556 | 260 | 218 | 226 | 180 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:37AM2.09m | 10:01PM1.95m | 10:33AM2.06m | 11:00PM1.92m | 11:33AM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.40m | 3:56PM0.51m | 4:15AM0.46m | 4:54PM0.55m | 5:15AM0.51m | 5:53PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | S 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 30 | 166 | 146 | 237 | 290 | 306 | 260 | 218 | 226 | 180 | 161 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 96 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 55 | 50 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | 16 | 34 | 374 | 340 | 408 | 543 | 556 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 485 | 96 | 42 | 119 | 125 | 123 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 3 |
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