Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 93 | 176 | 235 | 255 | 320 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 653 | 574 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:05PM2.10m | 8:30AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.10m | 9:16AM2.02m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.43m | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 120 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 51 | 54 | 72 | 127 | 56 | 82 | 86 | 98 | 100 | 51 | 309 | 303 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 6 | SSE 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | S 20 | SE 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 25 | 27 | 3 | 27 | 40 | 57 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 104 | 102 | 24 | 23 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 93 | 176 | 235 | 255 | 320 | 331 | 318 | 348 | 653 | 574 | 492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 42 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 307 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 66 |
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