Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 313 | 528 | 343 | 442 | 693 | 1559 | 819 | 763 | 639 | 1116 | 757 | 466 | 318 | 222 | 160 | 419 | 143 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:02AM2.01m | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 159 | 232 | 2 | 55 | 31 | 805 | 9 | — | 7 | 543 | 337 | 196 | 170 | 156 | 118 | 112 | 123 | 56 | 78 | 58 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 92 | 107 | 318 | 222 | 160 | 115 | 61 | 47 | 32 | 40 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | 186 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 | 35 | 17 | 14 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 313 | 528 | 343 | 442 | 693 | 1559 | 819 | 763 | 639 | 1116 | 757 | 466 | 275 | 200 | — | 419 | 143 | 169 | 169 | 167 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 123 | 332 | 119 | 123 | 123 | 357 | 119 | 119 | 133 | 119 | 66 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 119 | 37 | 3 |
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