Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (04 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM1.78m | 9:34PM1.87m | 9:47AM1.80m | 10:18PM1.91m | 10:29AM1.82m | 10:59PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM0.71m | 3:12PM0.65m | 3:52AM0.67m | 3:55PM0.62m | 4:35AM0.64m | 4:37PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 137 | 132 | 91 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 43 | 56 | 79 | 90 | 65 | 65 | 61 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 9 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 31 | 37 | 22 | 67 | 62 | — | 119 | — | 230 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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