Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.93m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:35PM1.99m | 7:00AM1.91m | 7:34PM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.44m | 11:47PM0.59m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 43 | 50 | 60 | 117 | 164 | 153 | 226 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | S 19 | ESE 13 | E 10 | S 15 | S 17 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | — | E 20 | S 18 | — | — | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | W 10 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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