Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:03AM1.96m | 11:23PM1.89m | 11:55AM1.92m | 00:14AM1.84m | 12:49PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.45m | 5:11PM0.54m | 5:44AM0.47m | 6:05PM0.58m | 6:37AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 12 | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | — | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 38 | 95 | 47 | 95 | 45 | 47 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
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