Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56PM1.97m | 9:25AM1.96m | 9:40PM1.91m | 10:09AM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13AM0.47m | 3:37PM0.54m | 3:56AM0.53m | 4:21PM0.61m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 23 | 35 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 6 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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