Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 39 | 70 | 24 | 63 | 115 | 67 | 87 | 181 | 191 | 171 | 210 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 177 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 35 | 62 | 22 | 26 | 98 | 84 | 96 | 90 | 90 | 78 | 82 | 64 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 12 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 16 | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 3 | — | 48 | 42 | 41 | 17 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 39 | 70 | — | 63 | 115 | 67 | 87 | 181 | 191 | 171 | 210 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 177 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 119 | 294 | 294 | 112 | 114 | 42 | 42 | 119 | 124 | 45 | 9 | 3 |
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