Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 129 | 105 | 105 | 130 | 129 | 160 | 304 | 313 | 276 | 405 | 366 | 387 | 240 | 160 | 120 | 63 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:34AM1.65m | 4:09PM1.68m | 4:36AM1.63m | 5:20PM1.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.82m | 9:52AM0.75m | 10:32PM0.84m | 10:51AM0.76m | |||||||||||||
 | |  | |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 73 | 96 | 124 | 105 | 405 | 466 | 398 | 418 | 376 | 331 | 295 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 96 | 98 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 189 | 189 | 186 | — | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 129 | 105 | 105 | 130 | 129 | 160 | 304 | 313 | 276 | 328 | 366 | 387 | 240 | 160 | 120 | 63 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 9 | 52 | 119 | 45 | 9 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliffs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest