Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 56 | 46 | 45 | 83 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 101 | 169 | 131 | 66 | 69 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.86m | 2:20AM1.79m | 2:55PM1.84m | 3:29AM1.77m | 4:07PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47AM0.47m | 8:12PM0.60m | 8:44AM0.49m | 9:16PM0.63m | 9:49AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 83 | 34 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 73 | 64 | 43 | 69 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 51 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 101 | 169 | 131 | 66 | 48 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 |
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