Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 9 | E 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 18 | SW 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.88m | 1:10AM1.87m | 1:42PM1.82m | 1:52AM1.78m | 2:25PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.58m | 7:05PM0.70m | 7:32AM0.62m | 7:52PM0.75m | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 41 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | E 4 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | — | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 13 | — | S 18 | N 10 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 133 | 95 |
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