Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 122 | 290 | 367 | 513 | 485 | 562 | 806 | 504 | 538 | 523 | 6 | 701 | 144 | 161 | 133 | 103 | 64 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 32 | 61 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 109 | 100 | 133 | 106 | 119 | 91 | 73 | 121 | 33 | 523 | 425 | 377 | 341 | 262 | 204 | 213 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 139 | 137 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 10 | S 18 | NNE 9 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 35 | 73 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 33 | — | 23 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 21 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 80 | 122 | 290 | 367 | 513 | 485 | 562 | 806 | 504 | 538 | 7 | 6 | 701 | 144 | 161 | 133 | 103 | 64 | 269 | 269 | 269 | — | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 52 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 522 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 3 |
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