Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 859 | 763 | 628 | 917 | 743 | 466 | 318 | 874 | 642 | 123 | 147 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 39 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 147 | 142 | 138 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | 11:48PM1.87m | 12:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | 6:09AM0.62m | 6:28PM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | -3 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 86 | 543 | 337 | 170 | 170 | 135 | 95 | 123 | 105 | 105 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 39 | 40 | 25 | 28 | 147 | 142 | 138 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 7 | 84 | 419 | 318 | 239 | 160 | 115 | 61 | 35 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 7 | 34 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 53 | 51 | 52 | 82 | 79 | — | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 859 | 763 | 628 | 917 | 743 | 466 | 281 | 874 | 642 | 50 | 147 | 109 | 111 | 111 | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 357 | 119 | 133 | 133 | 119 | 66 | 52 | 15 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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