
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 43 | 32 | 108 | 471 | 900 | 643 | 255 | 441 | 543 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 263 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
122 | 130 | 139 | 133 | 133 | 104 | 104 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 98 | 73 | 73 | 469 | 275 | 102 | 98 | 20 | 527 | 478 | 488 | 451 | 428 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 17 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 22 | — | S 19 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 6 | — | 104 | 100 | 9 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | NNE 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | — | — | S 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 7 | 108 | 471 | 900 | 643 | 255 | 441 | 543 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 263 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 52 | 116 | 66 | 121 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 292 | 116 | 116 |
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