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 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s 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 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 186 | 452 | 1363 | 819 | 1173 | 3102 | 1026 | 808 | 579 | 979 | 694 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.88m | 10:02PM1.79m | 10:33AM1.83m | 10:51PM1.74m | 11:19AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.61m | 4:16AM0.59m | 4:51PM0.66m | 5:05AM0.68m | 5:39PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 6 | NE 9 | — | SSE 11 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | 631 | — | — | 1380 | — | — | — | 453 | 385 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | S 12 | — | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 186 | 452 | 1363 | 819 | 1173 | 3102 | 1026 | 808 | 579 | 979 | 694 | 586 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 216 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 66 | 95 | 100 | 100 | 95 | 121 | 307 | 325 | 332 | 119 | 119 | 66 |
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