Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 343 | 330 | 258 | 322 | 322 | 458 | 629 | 644 | 644 | 390 | 622 | 601 | 580 | 566 | 552 | 539 | 525 | 475 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 255 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM0.56m | 7:25PM0.21m | 10:27AM0.57m | 11:01PM0.21m | 11:34AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:38AM0.13m | 7:14PM0.21m | 1:26AM0.16m | 7:23PM0.18m | 2:56AM0.18m | 7:43PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 429 | 343 | 330 | 258 | 322 | 322 | 458 | 629 | 644 | 644 | 390 | 622 | 601 | 580 | 566 | 552 | 539 | 525 | 475 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | WSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 19 | 19 | 149 | 212 | 210 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 131 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 106 | 99 | 99 | 254 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSE 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 21 | SSE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 67 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 363 | 419 | 482 | 501 | 660 | 637 | 566 | 534 | 463 | 449 | 427 | 460 | 416 | 384 | 395 | 385 | 364 | 416 | 461 | 427 | 438 | 484 | 520 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 44 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 43 | 46 | 43 | 35 |
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