Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 5 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 197 | 454 | 414 | 366 | 277 | 172 | 138 | 113 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 00:23AM2.05m | 12:51PM1.93m | 1:09AM2.00m | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.62m | 6:42AM0.58m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 197 | 454 | 414 | 366 | 277 | 172 | 138 | 113 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 28 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 129 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | SE 6 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 31 | 15 | 26 | 43 | 85 | 90 | 119 | 357 | — | 1 | 19 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 88 | 292 | 292 | 88 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 42 |
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