Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
11
2.2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
422
372
359
269
222
351
460
693
805
874
859
736
1116
757
526
345
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:37PM2.07m
10:02AM2.01m
10:22PM2.02m
10:47AM1.96m
Low Tide
3:54AM0.48m
4:11PM0.52m
4:39AM0.51m
4:56PM0.58m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
9
10
10
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
2
2
1
0
2
1
0
-2
-4
-4
-4
-3
-1
1
2
2
4
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