Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 142 | 128 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 86 | 113 | 101 | 65 | 60 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:13AM1.68m | 2:40PM1.79m | 3:10AM1.71m | 3:35PM1.82m | 4:05AM1.76m | 4:28PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.80m | 9:10PM0.73m | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:00PM0.68m | 10:15AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 146 | 142 | 128 | 81 | 71 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 86 | 113 | 101 | 65 | 60 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
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