Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 11 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 451 | 972 | 346 | 309 | 251 | 180 | 163 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 96 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 52 | 75 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.93m | 8:38AM1.87m | 9:03PM1.97m | 9:19AM1.89m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41AM0.63m | 2:43PM0.56m | 3:20AM0.58m | 3:24PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 421 | 346 | 309 | 251 | 180 | 163 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 96 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 52 | 75 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | E 14 | SE 7 | — | E 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 79 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 21 | 21 | 4 | 11 | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 451 | 972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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