Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
267
297
415
480
487
452
362
269
469
459
412
322
242
233
168
99
96
65
59
36
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
0
NE
5
E
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
0
E
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
9:48PM1.98m
10:14AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
4:05AM0.44m
4:22PM0.50m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
8
11
17
15
15
13
10
9
9
12
18
18
16
13
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
6
4
2
4
7
15
13
13
10
6
4
4
8
15
17
13
9
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