Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 445 | 408 | 326 | 249 | 394 | 361 | 85 | 190 | 230 | 206 | 178 | 147 | 149 | 145 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 38 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | 8:43AM2.00m | 8:56PM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | 2:32AM0.43m | 2:52PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 445 | 408 | 326 | 249 | 218 | 229 | 85 | 190 | 230 | 206 | 178 | 147 | 149 | 145 | 101 | 96 | 93 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 48 | 38 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 14 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 394 | 361 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 121 | 310 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 45 | 3 | 2 |
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