Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 90 | 131 | 186 | 505 | 525 | 434 | 318 | 242 | 372 | 184 | 198 | 140 | 174 | 190 | 167 | 133 | 140 | 99 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 131 | 186 | 505 | 525 | 434 | 318 | 242 | 233 | 156 | 198 | 140 | 174 | 190 | 167 | 133 | 140 | 99 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | S 6 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — |
| kJ | 30 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 90 | 14 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 36 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 372 | 184 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 3 | 52 | 119 | 37 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 310 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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