Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An 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 (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 36 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 96 | 89 | 79 | 77 | 44 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 14 | SE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | SE 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | N 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 77 | 38 | 77 | 45 | 62 | 73 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 47 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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