Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 190 | 501 | 387 | 617 | 595 | 491 | 957 | 736 | 247 | 239 | 157 | 151 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.77m | 7:44PM1.87m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:24PM1.93m | 8:38AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.75m | 1:20PM0.65m | 2:00AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.60m | 2:41AM0.63m | 2:43PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 66 | 286 | 38 | 337 | 359 | 491 | 408 | 304 | 247 | 239 | 157 | 151 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 14 | SE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | SE 14 | — | — | SE 13 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | — | 32 | — | — | 28 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | SE 15 | S 6 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 13 | NE 15 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | NNE 7 | — | — | — | N 5 | W 3 | — | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | 34 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 190 | 501 | 387 | 617 | 595 | 340 | 957 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliffs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest