Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 19s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
135
130
128
406
528
637
604
433
399
291
277
199
167
152
105
102
67
63
59
58
38
30
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:36AM2.00m
11:02PM2.08m
11:25AM1.98m
11:47PM2.03m
12:13PM1.94m
Low Tide
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
5:19AM0.54m
5:32PM0.59m
6:06AM0.56m
6:19PM0.64m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
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5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
10
10
10
8
7
7
6
7
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
8
7
8
5
4
3
2
4
8
8
9
6
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