Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
159
201
439
505
503
450
404
290
234
167
78
63
0
0
2
2
2
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
SW
20
W
30
SW
25
S
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM1.84m
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
2
5
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
10
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
7
10
11
11
11
9
Feels °C
13
13
8
7
7
0
-1
0
3
3
4
5
6
5
6
4
8
10
8
9
6
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