Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | 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 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 385 | 362 | 348 | 331 | 326 | 263 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 108 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 27 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | 10:00AM2.06m | 10:19PM1.97m | 10:50AM2.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.39m | 4:12PM0.48m | 4:36AM0.43m | 5:05PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | 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 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 385 | 362 | 348 | 331 | 326 | 263 | 259 | 242 | 180 | 170 | 161 | 141 | 108 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 39 | 27 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | E 11 | N 9 | — | N 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | — | N 11 | N 10 | S 18 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | N 4 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
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