Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (10 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | S 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 90 | 131 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.94m | 5:44AM1.88m | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.55m | 11:50AM0.46m | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 90 | 131 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 20 | S 14 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 16 | 15 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 9 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 |
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