Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | 7:42AM1.98m | 8:05PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | 1:39AM0.49m | 1:48PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 135 | 155 | 123 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 111 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SE 13 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 16 | E 14 | E 14 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 43 | 46 | 49 | 42 | 50 | 50 | 44 | 82 | 352 | 459 | — | 301 | 181 | 245 | 215 | — | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 47 | 47 | 66 | 52 |
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