Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 288 | 232 | 222 | 167 | 126 | 120 | 116 | 93 | 87 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 83 |
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 | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:32AM1.88m | 1:05PM1.89m | 1:22AM1.83m | 1:58PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.54m | 6:56AM0.45m | 7:14PM0.57m | 7:47AM0.47m | 8:12PM0.60m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 288 | 232 | 222 | 167 | 126 | 120 | 116 | 93 | 87 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 28 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 49 | 20 | 22 | 65 | 64 | 25 | 45 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 45 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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