Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (15 Jul):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 44 | 70 | 123 | 81 | 77 | 51 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.99m | 7:00AM1.91m | 7:34PM2.06m | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:58AM0.57m | 1:10PM0.44m | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 43 | 50 | 61 | 117 | 164 | 240 | 234 | 232 | 291 | 284 | 273 | 252 | 249 | 249 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 20 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 44 | 70 | 123 | 81 | 77 | 51 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 18 | N 10 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 17 | SSE 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 48 | 39 | 38 | — | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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