Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 4 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.96m | 7:58PM1.94m | 8:28AM1.95m | 8:36PM1.90m | 9:08AM1.92m | 9:17PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.47m | 2:14AM0.42m | 2:36PM0.50m | 2:52AM0.45m | 3:20PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 121 | 121 | 116 | 35 | 49 | 116 | 123 | 217 | 35 | 19 | 109 | 143 | 174 | 183 | 216 | 47 | 47 | 310 | 307 | 19 |
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