Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 44 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 102 | 174 | 237 | 232 | 227 | 295 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:20AM1.65m | 4:58PM1.73m | 5:17AM1.71m | 5:51PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10PM0.83m | 10:32AM0.78m | 11:11PM0.79m | 11:26AM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 80 | 44 | 43 | 59 | 102 | 59 | 51 | 48 | 42 | 42 | 57 | 102 | 174 | 237 | 232 | 227 | 295 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | SE 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | S 18 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 42 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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