Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 167 | 129 | 129 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.03m | 11:59PM1.89m | 12:33PM1.99m | 00:57AM1.86m | 1:34PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.51m | 5:53PM0.60m | 6:15AM0.56m | 6:53PM0.63m | 7:13AM0.60m | 7:56PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 230 | 167 | 129 | 129 | 98 | 98 | 56 | 55 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 38 | 42 | 125 | 288 | 56 | 4 | 19 |
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