Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 91 | 140 | 125 | 261 | 217 | 151 | 140 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.87m | 12:41PM1.95m | 1:04AM1.82m | 1:40PM1.90m | 2:04AM1.78m | 2:41PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.52m | 6:58PM0.62m | 7:24AM0.57m | 8:00PM0.66m | 8:23AM0.60m | 9:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 36 | 40 | 48 | 261 | 217 | 151 | 140 | 98 | 94 | 90 | 87 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 91 | 140 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | E 14 | E 14 | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | S 18 | S 15 |
| kJ | 25 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 74 | 66 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 119 | 132 | 292 | 296 | 296 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 45 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 255 | 3 | 2 |
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