Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.5° 

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

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)--
Afternoon (11 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
50
41
45
36
36
33
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
28
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:07PM1.85m
4:46AM1.79m
5:27PM1.91m
5:54AM1.85m
6:28PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.63m
11:01AM0.49m
11:47PM0.60m
12:04PM0.45m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
8
9
9
10
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
8
8
6
5
6
6
7
10
10
10
11
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