Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 101 | 174 | 237 | 232 | 227 | 214 | 144 | 130 | 118 | 108 | 87 | 67 | 64 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58PM1.73m | 5:17AM1.71m | 5:51PM1.81m | 6:03AM1.79m | 6:32PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.79m | 11:26AM0.72m | 00:02AM0.73m | 12:10PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 101 | 174 | 237 | 232 | 227 | 214 | 144 | 130 | 118 | 108 | 87 | 67 | 64 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
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