Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 901 | 878 | 1316 | 462 | 421 | 253 | 180 | 126 | 110 | 73 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 124 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 00:45AM1.67m | 1:14PM1.73m | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47PM0.77m | 7:06AM0.81m | 7:43PM0.79m | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 436 | 401 | 493 | 462 | 421 | 253 | 180 | 126 | 110 | 73 | 41 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 7 |
| kJ | 901 | 878 | 1316 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 139 | 79 |
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