Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.88m | 1:10AM1.87m | 1:42PM1.82m | 1:52AM1.78m | 2:25PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.70m | 7:32AM0.62m | 7:52PM0.75m | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 21 | 89 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 132 | 42 | 66 |
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