Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 874 | 642 | 123 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 55 | 40 | 44 | 53 | 53 | 147 | 142 | 130 | 55 |
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 | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 204 | 135 | 115 | 123 | 120 | 107 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 40 | 44 | 26 | 40 | 147 | 142 | 130 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 252 | 222 | 160 | 115 | 61 | 35 | 45 | 46 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 42 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 15 | — | — | 12 | — | 7 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 26 | 53 | 53 | — | — | — | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 281 | 874 | 642 | 74 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 3 | 3 | 66 | 42 | 52 | 121 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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