Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 164 | 473 | 373 | 707 | 639 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:03PM1.80m | 7:13AM1.77m | 7:44PM1.87m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:24PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.70m | 1:18AM0.75m | 1:20PM0.65m | 2:00AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 70 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 68 | 218 | 37 | 337 | 399 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | S 7 | E 11 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | E 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 37 | 164 | 473 | 373 | 707 | 639 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 |
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