Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | 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 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 55 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 77 | 286 | 347 | 400 | 418 | 451 | 252 | 215 | 226 | 184 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 82 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 34 | 116 | 149 | 194 | 214 | 230 | 252 | 215 | 226 | 184 | 164 | 127 | 127 | 96 | 82 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | SE 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 18 | 30 | 54 | 51 | 17 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 65 | 55 | — | — | — | 77 | 286 | 347 | 400 | 418 | 451 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 56 | 96 | 96 | 119 | 125 | 123 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 3 |
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