Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 621 | 515 | 242 | 181 | 180 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 80 | 147 | 326 | 305 | 288 | 232 | 178 | 132 | 128 | 120 | 116 | 93 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | 00:32AM1.88m | 1:05PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | 6:56AM0.45m | 7:14PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 215 | 204 | 204 | 163 | 157 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 80 | 82 | 326 | 305 | 288 | 232 | 178 | 132 | 128 | 120 | 116 | 93 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 147 | 20 | 19 | 45 | 20 | 134 | 66 | 64 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 7 | 32 | 58 | 42 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 621 | 515 | 242 | 181 | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 121 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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