Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | S 10 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 4:41AM1.78m | 5:08PM1.88m | 5:25AM1.86m | 5:49PM1.95m | 6:06AM1.93m | 6:27PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.67m | 11:20PM0.64m | 11:32AM0.60m | 00:03AM0.56m | 12:12PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 55 | 41 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 30 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 40 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 53 | 67 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 28 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 22 | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | — | E 18 | — | NE 4 | SE 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 13 | — | 6 | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 109 |
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