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 6AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 90 | 131 | 184 | 519 | 451 | 439 | 318 | 242 | 372 | 229 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.01m | 6:33AM1.95m | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.48m | 12:37PM0.42m | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 28 | 53 | 19 | 21 | 184 | 519 | 451 | 439 | 318 | 242 | 233 | 111 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 6 | SE 7 | E 8 | SSE 16 | S 16 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 90 | 131 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 35 | 38 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 372 | 229 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 119 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 349 | 45 | 3 |
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