Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 41 | 111 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 101 | 93 | 54 | 53 | 138 | 232 | 340 | 336 | 276 | 196 | 126 | 116 | 74 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:08AM1.95m | 8:41PM2.09m | 9:08AM1.96m | 9:40PM2.10m | 10:06AM1.96m | 10:38PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | 3:06AM0.56m | 3:18PM0.51m | 4:02AM0.57m | 4:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 41 | 111 | 104 | 108 | 111 | 101 | 93 | 54 | 53 | 138 | 232 | 340 | 336 | 276 | 196 | 126 | 116 | 74 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | E 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 23 | 47 | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | N 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | E 18 | — | E 18 | E 18 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | NE 10 | E 15 | S 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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