Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
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)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
6
7
7
4
4
17
29
25
11
8
8
23
22
28
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM1.92m
00:14AM1.84m
12:49PM1.88m
1:09AM1.78m
1:45PM1.84m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.47m
6:05PM0.58m
6:37AM0.51m
7:03PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
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clear
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clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
9
11
15
14
13
12
11
9
9
12
17
18
14
14
15
14
16
17
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
6
5
8
11
10
10
8
6
4
5
8
14
13
10
10
12
12
14
14
15
15
12
11
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