Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 34 | 57 | 54 | 78 | 108 | 173 | 383 | 373 | 653 | 638 | 742 | 302 | 336 | 433 | 446 | 367 | 352 | 210 | 423 | 423 | 414 | 339 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:06AM1.96m | 8:24PM2.02m | 8:46AM1.99m | 9:04PM2.02m | 9:29AM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.52m | 2:10PM0.50m | 2:42AM0.47m | 2:52PM0.48m | 3:22AM0.44m | 3:36PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 14 | 57 | 54 | 78 | 108 | 173 | 261 | 373 | 390 | 350 | 271 | 302 | 336 | 433 | 446 | 367 | 352 | 210 | 423 | 423 | 414 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 34 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 11 | — | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NNE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 383 | — | 653 | 638 | 742 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 15 | 109 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 56 | 52 | 121 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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