Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 40 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 107 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.95m | 6:06AM1.93m | 6:27PM2.00m | 6:48AM1.99m | 7:05PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.60m | 00:03AM0.56m | 12:12PM0.53m | 00:43AM0.48m | 12:53PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 53 | 54 | 65 | 67 | 48 | 55 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 47 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 8 | — | 33 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | N 10 | — | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | N 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 30 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 66 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
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