Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 135 | 137 | 186 | 169 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 188 | 186 | 160 | 152 | 142 | 140 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.69m | 12:58PM1.75m | 1:19AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.80m | 7:23PM0.75m | 7:38AM0.81m | 8:18PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 103 | 57 | 44 | 43 | 135 | 137 | 186 | 169 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 188 | 186 | 160 | 152 | 142 | 140 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 41 | 77 | 73 | 70 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 7 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 35 | 0 |
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