Surf Forecasts:
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 54 | 91 | 132 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:18PM1.94m | 5:44AM1.88m | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.51m | 11:34PM0.55m | 11:50AM0.46m | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 91 | 132 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 20 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 9 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 0 |
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