Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 39 | 43 | 125 | 577 | 426 | 255 | 416 | 606 | 553 | 651 | 573 | 333 | 635 | 611 | 144 | 116 | 457 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | ESE 10 | S 19 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 73 | 237 | 275 | 106 | 78 | 85 | 104 | 7 | 573 | 133 | 348 | 377 | 348 | 335 | 260 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 22 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 43 | 86 | 73 | 104 | — | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | — | SSW 8 | — | — | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | — | 22 | — | — | 125 | 577 | 426 | 255 | 416 | 606 | 553 | 651 | 7 | 333 | 635 | 611 | 144 | 116 | 457 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 66 | 66 | 52 |
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