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How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
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Morning (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Afternoon (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Period(s) (?) | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy (?) | 42 | 42 | 71 | 75 | 95 | 170 | 172 | 155 | 98 | 87 | 41 | 39 | 35 | 33 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 72 | 120 | 184 | 118 | 76 | 72 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 50 | 186 | 222 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 138 | 136 | 136 | 22 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 60 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:34PM 1.89 | 4:00AM 2.00 | 4:28PM 1.99 | 4:53AM 2.07 | 5:20PM 2.07 | 5:43AM 2.11 | 6:11PM 2.13 | 6:32AM 2.11 | 7:03PM 2.16 | 7:22AM 2.08 | 7:55PM 2.15 | 8:16AM 2.02 | 8:49PM 2.11 | 9:14AM 1.95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:26AM 0.52 | 9:44PM 0.50 | 10:19AM 0.42 | 10:38PM 0.42 | 11:10AM 0.33 | 11:29PM 0.37 | 12:00PM 0.27 | 12:21AM 0.35 | 12:49PM 0.26 | 1:15AM 0.37 | 1:39PM 0.30 | 2:12AM 0.43 | 2:31PM 0.38 | 3:10AM 0.50 | 3:26PM 0.48 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunrise | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - |
Sunset | - | - | 5:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - |
Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
Temp. °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 |
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