Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 61 | 86 | 78 | 72 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 76 | 243 | 300 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:10PM1.78m | 11:39AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.72m | 12:25PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM0.67m | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | 6:17AM0.76m | 6:47PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 86 | 78 | 72 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 108 | 139 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | E 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 61 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 16 | 19 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 243 | 300 | 514 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 121 | 96 | 96 | 52 |
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