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 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.96m | 12:59PM1.88m | 1:10AM1.87m | 1:42PM1.82m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.64m | 6:49AM0.58m | 7:05PM0.70m | 7:32AM0.62m | 7:52PM0.75m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 12 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
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