Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cliffs today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 34 | 14 | 37 | 57 | 29 | 60 | 109 | 57 | 81 | 185 | 204 | 246 | 262 | 225 | 185 | 185 | 155 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.65m | 2:07PM1.72m | 2:43AM1.66m | 3:11PM1.74m | 3:49AM1.71m | 4:18PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59AM0.83m | 8:41PM0.79m | 8:59AM0.81m | 9:39PM0.76m | 9:59AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 54 | 27 | 25 | 100 | 111 | 108 | 121 | 113 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 11 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 16 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 33 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 22 | 21 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 14 | 37 | 57 | — | 60 | 109 | 57 | 81 | 185 | 204 | 246 | 262 | 225 | 185 | 185 | 155 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 42 | 79 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 332 | 332 | 292 | 112 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 52 | 123 | 9 | 3 |
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