Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:08AM2.03m | 7:25PM2.01m | 7:55AM2.07m | 8:11PM2.00m | 8:44AM2.09m | 9:03PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.41m | 1:17PM0.48m | 1:43AM0.37m | 2:06PM0.47m | 2:30AM0.37m | 3:00PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 5 | 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 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 49 | 174 | 216 | 349 | 42 | 35 | 79 | 47 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 197 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
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