Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 186 | 512 | 445 | 413 | 326 | 249 | 320 | 187 | 212 | 160 | 226 | 209 | 178 | 147 | 149 | 142 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:53PM2.05m | 7:17AM1.99m | 7:34PM2.05m | 8:00AM2.01m | 8:14PM2.02m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.44m | 1:23PM0.42m | 1:52AM0.42m | 2:08PM0.44m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 512 | 445 | 413 | 326 | 249 | 239 | 115 | 101 | 160 | 226 | 209 | 178 | 147 | 149 | 142 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 14 | SSW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 320 | 187 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 121 | 119 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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