Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 35 | 197 | 360 | 414 | 366 | 277 | 193 | 118 | 113 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:34PM2.08m | 11:57AM1.95m | 00:23AM2.05m | 12:51PM1.93m | 1:09AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.58m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:05PM0.62m | 6:42AM0.58m | 6:56PM0.65m | 7:28AM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 197 | 360 | 414 | 366 | 277 | 193 | 118 | 113 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 41 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 19 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 9 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 14 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 52 | 288 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 88 |
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