Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
68
71
52
50
49
70
83
95
123
87
113
196
297
414
380
362
348
331
326
266
266
252
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
20
SSE
20
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:48AM1.99m
8:05PM2.03m
8:30AM2.04m
8:45PM2.03m
9:14AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.48m
1:53PM0.49m
2:22AM0.42m
2:37PM0.46m
3:03AM0.39m
3:23PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
7
6
10
14
15
14
11
11
11
11
14
15
13
12
12
10
10
10
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
3
2
6
10
11
12
7
6
6
7
10
9
8
10
10
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
9
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