Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 51 | 124 | 232 | 258 | 325 | 307 | 346 | 290 | 561 | 529 | 486 | 388 | 318 | 182 | 299 | 227 | 365 | 1304 | 1655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:30AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.10m | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:37PM2.07m | 10:02AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.43m | 3:10AM0.46m | 3:25PM0.47m | 3:54AM0.48m | 4:11PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 73 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 90 | 96 | 80 | 69 | 75 | 258 | 221 | 247 | 211 | 162 | 182 | 152 | — | — | 496 | 744 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | S 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 10 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 15 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | E 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 27 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 57 | 22 | 47 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 20 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | — | SSE 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 28 | 30 | 22 | 51 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | 17 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 124 | 232 | 258 | 325 | 307 | 346 | 290 | 561 | 529 | 486 | 388 | 318 | 136 | 299 | 227 | 365 | 1304 | 1655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 116 | 124 | 123 | 123 | 123 |
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