
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 53 | 99 | 140 | 153 | 161 | 136 | 138 | 163 | 135 | 136 | 108 | 105 | 160 | 298 | 365 | 341 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.76m | 2:39AM1.70m | 3:12PM1.71m | 3:34AM1.65m | 4:09PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.79m | 9:00AM0.72m | 9:33PM0.82m | 9:52AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 |
41 | 39 | 17 | 43 | 52 | 62 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 76 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 96 | 147 | 108 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SSW 4 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
12 | 2 | 38 | 21 | 44 | 54 | 53 | 111 | 104 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 133 | 131 | 147 | 189 | 189 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 28 | 25 | 49 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
3 | 10 | 53 | 99 | 140 | 153 | 161 | 136 | 138 | 163 | 135 | 136 | 108 | 105 | 160 | 298 | 365 | 341 | 293 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 9 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 116 | 66 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 42 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 66 |
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