Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s 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 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 59 | 86 | 78 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:25PM1.84m | 10:53AM1.85m | 11:10PM1.78m | 11:39AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM0.61m | 4:43AM0.61m | 5:07PM0.67m | 5:30AM0.69m | 5:56PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 86 | 78 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 5 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 59 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 4 | 2 | — | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 37 | 0 | 3 |
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