Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 69 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 38 | 15 | 37 | 205 | 479 | 428 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.96m | 10:38PM2.09m | 11:02AM1.96m | 11:34PM2.08m | 11:57AM1.95m | 00:23AM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.55m | 4:58AM0.59m | 5:13PM0.58m | 5:52AM0.59m | 6:05PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  |  |  | | | | |
 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 74 | 69 | 55 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 205 | 479 | 428 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 | E 9 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 15 | SSE 19 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 38 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 3 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliffs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest