Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 389 | 433 | 513 | 573 | 664 | 815 | 478 | 356 | 748 | 657 | 190 | 153 | 127 | 105 | 309 | 296 | 251 | 220 | 216 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 74 | 133 | 136 | 100 | 73 | 71 | 425 | 32 | 153 | 425 | 380 | 334 | 262 | 235 | 220 | 192 | 188 | 134 | 134 | 131 | 131 | 90 | 90 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | SW 17 | — | S 22 | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | — | 9 | — | — | 108 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 53 | 50 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 | 45 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 290 | 389 | 433 | 513 | 573 | 664 | 815 | 478 | 356 | 748 | 657 | 190 | 153 | 127 | 105 | 309 | 296 | 251 | 220 | 216 | 28 | 28 | — | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 46 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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