Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (11 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
5
4
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SE
10
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.95m
7:20PM1.97m
7:47AM1.96m
7:58PM1.94m
8:28AM1.95m
8:36PM1.90m
Low Tide
00:53AM0.45m
1:10PM0.46m
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.47m
2:14AM0.42m
2:36PM0.50m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:22
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Temp °C
13
13
13
18
20
20
20
17
14
13
13
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
19
21
22
21
17
Feels °C
12
12
11
16
18
19
17
15
13
11
11
16
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
17
19
21
18
14
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