Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sun 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 20 | 60 | 4 | 38 | 77 | 125 | 166 | 211 | 245 | 95 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 131 | 33 | 33 | 66 | 107 | 101 | 92 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.77m | 4:08AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | 9:37AM0.63m | 10:07PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 110 | 85 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 80 | 66 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 239 | 250 | 206 | 181 | 184 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 191 | 177 | 173 | 177 | 194 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 49 | — | — | — | — | 95 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 36 | 33 | 18 | 66 | 107 | 101 | 92 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 17 | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 10 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | 430 | — | 60 | 4 | 38 | 77 | 125 | 166 | 211 | 245 | — | 402 | — | — | — | 2 | 131 | — | — | 41 | 25 | 35 | 35 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 35 | 52 | 66 | 66 | 95 | 96 | 100 | 100 | 19 | 49 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 46 | 42 | 56 | 110 |
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