Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 20 | S 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 639 | 639 | 573 | 484 | 748 | 622 | 116 | 157 | 127 | 103 | 284 | 246 | 8 | 29 | 183 | 159 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | 3:12PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | 9:01AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 71 | 104 | 51 | 7 | 425 | 388 | 309 | 268 | 240 | 220 | 184 | 157 | 128 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | — | — | — | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | 32 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 32 | 61 | 53 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — |
| kJ | 466 | 639 | 639 | 573 | 484 | 748 | 622 | 116 | 157 | 127 | 103 | 284 | 246 | — | 28 | 183 | 159 | 7 | — | 15 | 16 | 10 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 116 | 116 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 116 | 66 | 66 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 56 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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