Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 54 | 138 | 83 | 142 | 124 | 167 | 161 | 173 | 171 | 148 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | 10:33PM0.71m | 10:49AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 22 | 66 | 26 | 72 | 78 | 99 | 53 | 88 | 96 | 86 | 68 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 11 | S 17 | — | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 15 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 5 | 22 | — | 48 | 42 | 41 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 54 | 138 | 83 | 142 | 124 | 167 | 161 | 173 | 171 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 332 | 294 | 119 | 112 | 56 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 45 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 |
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