Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 108 | 131 | 904 | 234 | 252 | 280 | 271 | 317 | 433 | 487 | 487 | 452 | 362 | 273 | 569 | 556 | 417 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM2.02m | 8:46AM1.99m | 9:04PM2.02m | 9:29AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.50m | 2:42AM0.47m | 2:52PM0.48m | 3:22AM0.44m | 3:36PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 108 | 131 | 210 | 75 | 122 | 280 | 271 | 317 | 433 | 487 | 487 | 452 | 362 | 273 | 569 | 556 | 417 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 18 | S 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 102 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 103 | 219 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | E 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 904 | 234 | 252 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 487 | 9 | 42 | 9 | 66 | 114 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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