Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 56 | 194 | 712 | 849 |
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 | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | 7:42AM1.98m | 8:05PM2.10m | 8:30AM2.01m | 8:51PM2.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.43m | 1:39AM0.49m | 1:48PM0.42m | 2:26AM0.46m | 2:37PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | S 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 31 | 32 | 4 | 4 | 104 | 109 | 92 | 96 | 90 | 88 | 90 | 94 | 92 | 72 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 38 | 348 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 16 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | E 11 | — | SE 14 | S 15 | — | E 13 | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 20 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | — | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 48 | 70 | 44 | 69 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 56 | 194 | 712 | 849 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 66 | 66 | 116 | 116 | 116 |
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