Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 82 | 20 | 66 | 54 | 117 | 559 | 503 | 594 | 517 | 387 | 344 | 246 | 237 | 219 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | 9:21PM2.12m | 9:45AM2.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | 3:01PM0.47m | 3:41AM0.52m | 3:54PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 291 | 284 | 277 | 259 | 252 | 193 | 191 | 186 | 183 | 175 | 168 | 559 | 503 | 594 | 517 | 387 | 344 | 246 | 237 | 219 | 201 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 35 | 82 | 18 | 66 | 54 | 35 | 163 | 121 | 120 | 116 | 99 | 98 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | S 20 | S 20 | SSE 24 | S 11 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 38 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 117 | 56 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 3 |
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