Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1092 | 969 | 872 | 778 | 887 | 765 | 621 | 380 | 242 | 198 | 180 | 173 | 127 | 129 | 82 | 103 | 236 | 305 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.95m | 11:28AM1.91m | 11:47PM1.92m | 12:16PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.51m | 5:24AM0.47m | 5:31PM0.52m | 6:09AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 589 | 508 | 436 | 371 | 371 | 314 | 215 | 207 | 204 | 163 | 160 | 127 | 127 | 129 | 82 | 85 | 236 | 305 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | E 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 20 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 7 | 18 | 42 | 103 | 65 | 19 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 7 | 32 | 59 | 42 | 71 | 48 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1092 | 969 | 872 | 778 | 887 | 765 | 621 | 380 | 242 | 198 | 180 | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 119 | 114 | 52 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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