Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 286 | 227 | 240 | 231 | 489 | 450 | 380 | 372 | 367 | 269 | 169 | 450 | 336 | 442 | 619 | 819 | 833 | 776 | 686 | 969 | 771 | 481 | 825 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | 10:22PM2.02m | 10:47AM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | 4:39AM0.51m | 4:56PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 16 | — | SE 15 | — | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 86 | 113 | 86 | 115 | 192 | 186 | 211 | 211 | 162 | 159 | 141 | 190 | 7 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | — | 58 | 583 | 466 | 481 | 339 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 65 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 86 | 108 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | — | — | 24 | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 286 | 227 | 240 | 231 | 489 | 450 | 380 | 372 | 367 | 269 | 169 | 450 | 336 | 442 | 619 | 819 | 833 | 776 | 686 | 969 | 771 | 475 | 825 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 123 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 121 | 404 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 292 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 66 | 42 |
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