Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
12
0.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
184
148
67
52
54
55
45
41
39
39
37
20
20
19
18
17
17
16
38
11
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.75m
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
9
11
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
1
2
5
6
5
4
4
3
7
7
7
8
6
5
4
5
9
8
9
10
10
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