Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 131 | 186 | 512 | 445 | 439 | 326 | 249 | 394 | 293 | 104 | 138 | 180 | 193 | 172 | 145 | 149 | 140 | 99 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 26 | 186 | 512 | 445 | 439 | 326 | 249 | 215 | 115 | 104 | 138 | 180 | 193 | 172 | 145 | 149 | 140 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 90 | 131 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 394 | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 310 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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