Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM1.95m | 6:22AM1.91m | 6:40PM1.98m | 7:05AM1.95m | 7:20PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.50m | 12:26PM0.48m | 00:53AM0.45m | 1:10PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 6 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | S 17 | S 17 | E 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 45 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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