Surf Forecasts:
Three Cliffs Bay surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 24 Nov, 12AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period, SW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 11,571 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 23 Nov, 9AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Three Cliffs Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Three Cliffs Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 23) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 2s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Three Cliffs Bay in the next 16 days are 5.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Nov 11) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Mon 23rd Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Tue 24th Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 16ft (5.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Three Cliffs Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon night, light winds from the NE by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | S 6 | SW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 273 | 298 | 757 | 678 | 540 | 237 | 177 | 122 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 167 | 1019 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:23AM8.03m | 6:40PM7.91m | 6:56AM7.96m | 7:14PM7.73m | 7:30AM7.77m | 7:49PM7.45m | 8:05AM7.48m | 8:24PM7.10m | 8:42AM7.12m | 9:02PM6.70m | 9:22AM6.74m | 9:46PM6.30m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM0.75m | 12:27PM0.73m | 00:41AM0.82m | 1:00PM0.83m | 1:13AM1.00m | 1:33PM1.04m | 1:47AM1.26m | 2:08PM1.36m | 2:22AM1.59m | 2:46PM1.74m | 3:00AM1.97m | 3:29PM2.14m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:34 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:27 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 167 | 273 | 298 | 757 | 678 | 540 | 237 | 177 | 122 | 60 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 42 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 24 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | 30 | 24 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 35 | 35 | 42 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 167 | 1019 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 113 | 102 | 19 | 102 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 354 | 414 | 389 | 425 | 391 |
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