Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 120 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 165 | 142 | 138 | 99 | 146 | 142 | 128 | 118 | 71 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.76m | 2:13AM1.68m | 2:40PM1.79m | 3:10AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38AM0.81m | 8:18PM0.75m | 8:29AM0.80m | 9:10PM0.73m | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:00PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 120 | 167 | 167 | 163 | 165 | 142 | 138 | 99 | 146 | 142 | 128 | 118 | 71 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 31 | 30 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 26 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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