Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 37 | 203 | 514 | 556 | 407 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:38PM2.09m | 11:02AM1.96m | 11:34PM2.08m | 11:57AM1.95m | 00:23AM2.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:58AM0.59m | 5:13PM0.58m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:05PM0.62m | 6:42AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 4 | SSE 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 203 | 514 | 556 | 407 | 277 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SE 5 | NE 8 | E 5 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | E 14 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 19 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 11 | 28 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 52 | 291 | 155 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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