Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 159 | 201 | 439 | 505 | 503 | 450 | 404 | 290 | 234 | 167 | 78 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.84m | 2:13AM1.74m | 2:51PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.75m | 4:11PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.54m | 8:06PM0.66m | 8:34AM0.56m | 9:17PM0.66m | 9:47AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 143 | 238 | 238 | 211 | 211 | 182 | 152 | 118 | 112 | 78 | 63 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 39 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | N 8 | — | N 10 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 159 | 201 | 439 | 505 | 503 | 450 | 404 | 290 | 234 | 167 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 38 | 38 | 42 | 19 | 66 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 100 | 95 | 66 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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