Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
87
115
70
66
61
27
23
20
19
19
18
18
18
23
23
22
23
41
48
35
65
60
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:10AM1.71m
3:35PM1.82m
4:05AM1.76m
4:28PM1.86m
4:54AM1.83m
5:16PM1.91m
Low Tide
9:22AM0.75m
10:00PM0.68m
10:15AM0.69m
10:47PM0.62m
11:03AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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7:32
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7:34
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Temp °C
13
12
12
16
18
19
19
15
14
13
12
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
20
25
26
21
16
Feels °C
11
9
9
14
14
17
19
14
12
11
10
14
13
12
14
11
10
11
11
17
21
21
16
12
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