Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Evening (11 Jul)1ft (0.3m)18s

Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.4
SE
10
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
105
334
54
40
29
29
32
61
53
50
47
42
41
18
17
16
14
13
12
12
11
10
7
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45AM1.89m
2:19PM1.90m
2:38AM1.86m
3:12PM1.90m
3:39AM1.84m
4:14PM1.90m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.54m
8:10AM0.42m
8:29PM0.54m
9:01AM0.42m
9:28PM0.56m
10:01AM0.43m
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7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:01
5:01
5:02
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Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
12
15
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
4
5
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
7
7
8
8
5
5
3
5
9
12
10
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