Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 141 | 58 | 55 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.69m | 5:36AM1.66m | 6:18PM1.74m | 6:27AM1.71m | 7:03PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.76m | 11:34PM0.83m | 11:47AM0.74m | 00:30AM0.80m | 12:36PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 376 | 321 | 295 | 295 | 299 | 269 | 265 | 212 | 202 | 169 | 167 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 145 | 109 | 107 | 100 | 70 | 70 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 290 | 141 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 133 | — | 58 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 45 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
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