Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 122 | 73 | 164 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 72 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.87m | 2:19AM1.92m | 2:49PM1.92m | 3:08AM1.92m | 3:40PM1.96m | 4:03AM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.54m | 8:41AM0.44m | 8:59PM0.52m | 9:30AM0.39m | 9:52PM0.50m | 10:23AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 122 | 122 | 51 | 164 | 108 | 108 | 90 | 72 | 55 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 9 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 |
| kJ | 51 | 46 | 73 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 14 | SE 13 | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | — | E 14 |
| kJ | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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