Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 21 | 42 | 69 | 39 | 45 | 21 | 40 | 36 | 105 | 111 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.93m | 6:40PM2.04m | 7:05AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:08AM1.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.52m | 12:20PM0.39m | 1:02AM0.54m | 1:19PM0.42m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 20 | 42 | 69 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 105 | 111 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | S 6 | SE 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 21 | 40 | 36 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 14 | S 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | S 11 | SE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 30 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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