Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 277 | 199 | 167 | 152 | 105 | 102 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.98m | 11:47PM2.03m | 12:13PM1.94m | 00:29AM1.96m | 12:59PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.59m | 6:06AM0.56m | 6:19PM0.64m | 6:49AM0.58m | 7:05PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 291 | 277 | 199 | 167 | 152 | 105 | 102 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 4 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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