Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 6:00PM1.96m | 6:22AM1.97m | 6:42PM1.99m | 7:08AM2.03m | 7:25PM2.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.48m | 12:31PM0.51m | 00:59AM0.41m | 1:17PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 2 | 47 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 217 | 481 | 19 | 291 | 98 |
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