Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 619 | 805 | 819 | 763 | 628 | 934 | 757 | 466 | 318 | 610 | 160 | 400 | 140 | 118 | 111 | 112 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | 11:06PM1.95m | 11:32AM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | 5:24AM0.56m | 5:42PM0.65m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 9 | — | 8 | 543 | 349 | 183 | 204 | 163 | 135 | 112 | 123 | 107 | 88 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 110 | 140 | 318 | 222 | 160 | 115 | 61 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 | 186 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 619 | 805 | 819 | 763 | 628 | 934 | 757 | 466 | 275 | 610 | — | 400 | 140 | 118 | 111 | 112 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 357 | 119 | 133 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 3 |
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