Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.98m | 7:05AM1.95m | 7:20PM1.97m | 7:47AM1.96m | 7:58PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.45m | 1:10PM0.46m | 1:34AM0.43m | 1:53PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | E 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 121 | 121 | 35 | 35 |
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