Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 331 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 110 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 35 | 36 | 63 |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 331 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 110 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 75 | 35 | 36 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | NE 4 | — | — | N 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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