Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 120 | 163 | 196 | 196 | 181 | 145 | 68 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | 10:33PM0.71m | 10:49AM0.67m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 76 | 92 | 108 | 119 | 88 | 86 | 68 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | 22 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 138 | 120 | 163 | 196 | 196 | 181 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 123 | 123 | 45 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
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