Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
S
12
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.6
S
8
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
20
10
4
8
12
13
7
11
44
21
42
69
39
45
21
40
36
105
111
111
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
W
0
NNW
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:03AM1.93m
6:40PM2.04m
7:05AM1.94m
7:42PM2.07m
8:08AM1.95m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.52m
12:20PM0.39m
1:02AM0.54m
1:19PM0.42m
2:07AM0.55m
2:19PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
10
11
10
11
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
7
8
8
8
10
9
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
12
12
11
11
10
10
3
8
8
7
7
4
44
20
42
69
39
13
13
26
26
105
111
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
6
4
4
6
20
4
4
3
3
3
3
11
3
21
3
5
9
18
21
40
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
S
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
4
4
7
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
5
18
3
3
5
9
7
22
5
4
4
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
8
0.6
S
8
Energy kJ
12
13
3
30
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
2
3
3
9
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
42
52
52
56
42
4
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
6
8
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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