Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 54 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | 5:25AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.95m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.71m | 10:49AM0.67m | 11:20PM0.64m | 11:32AM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 52 | 54 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 18 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 14 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 18 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
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