Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1300 | 861 | 787 | 1324 | 1111 | 969 | 872 | 690 | 792 | 690 | 546 | 380 | 238 | 92 | 180 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 158 | 112 | 169 | 318 | 261 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.92m | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -5 | -4 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 713 | — | — | 703 | 589 | 508 | 436 | 371 | 319 | 285 | 215 | 207 | 169 | 92 | 157 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 127 | 65 | 65 | 318 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSE 6 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 21 | 142 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 44 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 112 | 169 | 19 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 19 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 18 | 29 | 44 | 21 | 34 | 158 | 38 | 22 | 47 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1300 | 861 | 787 | 1324 | 1111 | 969 | 872 | 690 | 792 | 690 | 546 | 380 | 238 | — | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 132 | 132 | 133 | 133 | 119 | 114 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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