Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 123mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 31 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 106 | 92 | 188 | 100 | 108 | 123 | 340 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.90m | 1:53AM1.93m | 2:27PM1.87m | 2:37AM1.85m | 3:11PM1.82m | 3:22AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.58m | 7:45PM0.68m | 8:12AM0.59m | 8:34PM0.70m | 8:54AM0.60m | 9:20PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 36 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 31 | 38 | 35 | 35 | 17 | 18 | 137 | 110 | 90 | 125 | 92 | 81 | 106 | 131 | 121 | 121 | 153 | 161 | 181 | 177 | 242 | 242 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | — | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | 106 | 92 | 74 | 100 | 108 | 123 | 126 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 14 | 24 | 41 | 58 | 92 | 96 | 412 | 396 | — | — | 3 | 56 | — | — | 188 | — | — | — | 340 | — | — | — | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 88 | 88 | 368 | 88 | 315 | 292 | 122 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 56 | 66 | 95 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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