Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 153 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.84m | 12:49PM1.88m | 1:09AM1.78m | 1:45PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.58m | 6:37AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.63m | 7:32AM0.54m | 8:06PM0.66m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 11 | NE 5 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 6 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 33 | 153 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 56 | 42 | 56 |
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