Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 157 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 135 | 130 | 128 | 406 | 528 | 637 | 604 | 433 | 399 | 291 | 277 | 199 | 167 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM2.11m | 10:36AM2.00m | 11:02PM2.08m | 11:25AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54PM0.50m | 4:31AM0.53m | 4:45PM0.54m | 5:19AM0.54m | 5:32PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 237 | 157 | 146 | 144 | 144 | 135 | 130 | 128 | 406 | 528 | 637 | 604 | 433 | 399 | 291 | 277 | 199 | 167 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 65 | 62 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 58 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 28 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 38 | 27 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 42 | 45 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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