Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 190 | 577 | 682 | 617 | 533 | 426 | 928 | 736 | 247 | 195 | 157 | 154 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.77m | 7:44PM1.87m | 7:57AM1.82m | 8:24PM1.93m | 8:38AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.65m | 2:00AM0.69m | 2:02PM0.60m | 2:41AM0.63m | 2:43PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 10 | 90 | 302 | 380 | 331 | 366 | 421 | 408 | 304 | 247 | 195 | 157 | 154 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 13 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | N 5 | S 12 | N 5 | S 7 | ESE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SSE 13 | NE 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | 17 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | N 5 | W 3 | — | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 190 | 577 | 682 | 617 | 533 | 426 | 928 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 66 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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