Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 18 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 23 | 105 | 151 | 167 | 165 | 140 | 80 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 160 | 257 | 382 | 400 | 437 | 460 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.76m | 2:39AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.71m | 3:34AM1.65m | 4:09PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.67m | 8:41PM0.79m | 9:00AM0.72m | 9:33PM0.82m | 9:52AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 44 | 55 | 63 | 75 | 76 | 104 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 99 | 147 | 144 | 437 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 18 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 12 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 53 | 111 | 4 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 133 | 131 | 131 | 147 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | NNE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 10 | E 12 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 44 | 19 | 24 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 4 | 23 | 105 | 151 | 167 | 165 | 140 | 80 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 160 | 257 | 382 | 400 | 400 | 460 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 9 | 52 | 119 | 66 | 52 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 |
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