Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 50 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.85m | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.63m | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 45 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 36 | 33 | 38 | 96 | 89 | 80 | 77 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 70 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 3 |
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