Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 36 | 61 | 51 | 123 | 413 | 802 | 2201 | 4936 | 4504 | 4200 | 6104 | 4221 | 2836 | 2027 | 2137 | 1723 | 555 | 786 | 404 | 524 | 507 | 332 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on |
High Tide | 00:12AM1.89m | 12:27PM1.79m | 00:53AM1.91m | 1:14PM1.83m | 1:34AM1.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.65m | 6:33AM0.63m | 6:34PM0.61m | 7:16AM0.56m | 7:19PM0.58m | 7:58AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | — | — | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 61 | 51 | 46 | 213 | 307 | 1179 | 2911 | — | — | 3388 | 2331 | 1706 | 1344 | 899 | 672 | 481 | 378 | 329 | 268 | 224 | 157 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | SSE 20 | SSE 21 | SSE 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 78 | 467 | 480 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 13 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 123 | 413 | 802 | 2201 | 4936 | 4504 | 4200 | 6104 | 4221 | 2836 | 2027 | 2137 | 1723 | 555 | 786 | 404 | 524 | 507 | 332 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 100 | 96 | 112 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 292 | 132 | 119 | 114 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 52 | 42 | 6 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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