Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 88 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 101 | 93 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 249 | 438 | 423 | 310 | 198 | 131 | 118 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:05AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:08AM1.95m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:40PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19PM0.42m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.56m | 3:18PM0.51m | 4:02AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 25 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 101 | 93 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 249 | 438 | 423 | 310 | 198 | 131 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 15 | E 12 | — | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 21 | 3 | — | 7 | 18 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | NE 5 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | S 21 | SSE 15 | NE 12 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | S 3 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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