Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 90 | 162 | 235 | 282 | 281 | 242 | 130 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 71 | 153 | 35 | 33 | 48 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | 3:55PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | 9:37AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 17 | 18 | 96 | 110 | 106 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 71 | 100 | 94 | 94 | 125 | 202 | 257 | 223 | 227 | 174 | 184 | 187 | 180 | 173 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 250 | 130 | 102 | 106 | 100 | 71 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 17 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 19 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 6 |
| kJ | 58 | 68 | 96 | 370 | 294 | — | — | 8 | 90 | 162 | 235 | 282 | 281 | 242 | 459 | 468 | — | — | 1 | 153 | — | — | 48 | 56 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 88 | 292 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 66 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 100 | 110 | 155 | 96 | 0 | 37 | 9 | 42 | 45 | 42 | 110 | 110 | 42 |
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