Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:36AM1.66m | 6:18PM1.74m | 6:27AM1.71m | 7:03PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.83m | 11:47AM0.74m | 00:30AM0.80m | 12:36PM0.70m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 299 | 269 | 265 | 212 | 202 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 145 | 109 | 106 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | S 18 | NE 5 | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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