Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 88 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55AM2.07m | 8:11PM2.00m | 8:44AM2.09m | 9:03PM1.98m | 9:37AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.37m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:30AM0.37m | 3:00PM0.48m | 3:20AM0.40m | 3:56PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 5 | N 6 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 40 | 37 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | E 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 50 | 88 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 47 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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