Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 15 |
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 kJ | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.88m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:50PM1.88m | 4:34AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | 9:30AM0.61m | 10:14PM0.62m | 10:40AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 51 | 32 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 40 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 15 | S 14 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 17 | SE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 15 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 45 | 255 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 3 |
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