Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 13 | 110 | 321 | 444 | 521 | 489 | 433 | 935 | 935 | 458 | 934 | 862 | 862 | 815 | 608 | 326 | 326 | 207 | 202 | 139 | 132 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:33AM1.83m | 10:51PM1.74m | 11:19AM1.79m | 11:40PM1.71m | 12:08PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.59m | 4:51PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | 5:57AM0.75m | 6:30PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 467 | 476 | 5 | 458 | 485 | 485 | 415 | 310 | 292 | 220 | 154 | 120 | 115 | 46 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 9 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 24 | 22 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 65 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 110 | 321 | 444 | 521 | 489 | 433 | 935 | 935 | 458 | 934 | 862 | 862 | 815 | 608 | 326 | 326 | 207 | 202 | 139 | 132 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 35 | 66 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 119 | 119 | 332 | 332 | 119 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 123 | 45 | 37 | 3 |
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