Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | 7:42AM1.98m | 8:05PM2.10m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | 1:39AM0.49m | 1:48PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 107 | 115 | 122 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 14 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | E 14 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 30 | 40 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 275 | 225 | 301 | 220 | 251 | — | — | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 47 | 47 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 42 |
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