Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 48 | 116 | 559 | 645 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 7:34PM2.06m | 7:58AM1.95m | 8:28PM2.11m | 8:53AM1.99m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.54m | 2:07PM0.45m | 2:51AM0.53m | 3:01PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 164 | 214 | 234 | 232 | 291 | 284 | 277 | 259 | 249 | 249 | 188 | 186 | 180 | 175 | 168 | 559 | 645 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 31 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 48 | 28 | 163 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 24 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | 7 | 116 | 57 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 2 |
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