Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 231 | 489 | 441 | 422 | 380 | 367 | 182 | 173 | 450 | 293 | 442 | 619 | 805 | 833 | 874 | 698 | 986 | 785 | 574 | 836 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 115 | 194 | 186 | 206 | 211 | 190 | 159 | 141 | 190 | 8 | 59 | 38 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 604 | 440 | 574 | 411 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 10 | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 92 | 123 | 112 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 24 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 |
| kJ | 281 | 231 | 489 | 441 | 422 | 380 | 367 | 182 | 173 | 450 | 293 | 442 | 619 | 805 | 833 | 874 | 698 | 986 | 785 | 546 | 836 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 296 | 119 | 116 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 116 | 123 | 268 | 123 | 125 | 123 | 296 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 42 |
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