Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 76 | 72 | 52 | 75 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 135 | 121 | 245 | 598 | 1042 | 1187 | 1148 | 1413 | 811 | 774 | 1321 | 1111 | 1005 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:19AM1.89m | 9:43PM1.98m | 10:00AM1.91m | 10:23PM1.98m | 10:42AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24PM0.54m | 4:00AM0.54m | 4:05PM0.52m | 4:41AM0.50m | 4:47PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 76 | 72 | 52 | 75 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 135 | 121 | 127 | 333 | 643 | 634 | 648 | 701 | — | — | 703 | 626 | 508 | 436 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 | — | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 52 | 44 | 245 | 598 | 1042 | 1187 | 1148 | 1413 | 811 | 774 | 1321 | 1111 | 1005 | 792 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 344 | 292 | 123 | 292 | 123 | 255 | 255 | 292 | 119 | 114 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliffs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest