Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 33 | 72 | 347 | 380 | 548 | 455 | 363 | 311 | 246 | 211 | 165 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.84m | 2:13AM1.74m | 2:51PM1.83m | 3:33AM1.75m | 4:11PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.66m | 8:34AM0.56m | 9:17PM0.66m | 9:47AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 33 | 72 | 129 | 217 | 238 | 202 | 176 | 152 | 126 | 97 | 95 | 80 | 66 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | — | — | N 10 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 347 | 380 | 548 | 455 | 363 | 311 | 246 | 211 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 3 | 3 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 109 | 3 | 2 |
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