Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.6° C

1.1°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
25
6
6
9
8
8
8
7
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
9
6
17
50
50
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
SSE
0
SE
0
E
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
WSW
5
SE
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:59PM1.93m
11:12AM1.84m
11:39PM1.94m
11:56AM1.85m
00:18AM1.93m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.59m
5:17AM0.59m
5:18PM0.57m
5:59AM0.54m
6:00PM0.55m
6:40AM0.49m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
4
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
11
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
13
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
7
7
9
11
11
10
9
8
8
8
8
11
10
9
8
6
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
Energy kJ
60
61
61
58
58
58
58
60
63
94
125
131
133
133
106
106
106
106
106
116
114
114
78
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
8
7
7
7
25
6
6
9
8
8
8
7
7
17
16
16
15
14
13
3
3
9
20
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
7
25
3
2
5
5
3
5
5
18
6
2
1
5
14
2
9
6
6
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
80
66
129
1
2
2
5
17
50
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
52
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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