Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.8° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (25 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
S
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.3
S
8
1.2
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
2
1
13
12
12
4
15
75
82
114
118
67
94
224
187
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:52AM1.78m
2:25PM1.76m
2:39AM1.70m
3:12PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.75m
8:14AM0.67m
8:41PM0.79m
9:00AM0.72m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
9
8
6
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
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