Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (30 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.9
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
25
25
65
55
41
37
18
77
286
347
400
418
451
252
215
226
184
164
127
127
96
82
56
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
15
S
10
SSW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM2.09m
10:01PM1.95m
10:33AM2.06m
11:00PM1.92m
11:33AM2.03m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.40m
3:56PM0.51m
4:15AM0.46m
4:54PM0.55m
5:15AM0.51m
5:53PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
11
12
15
17
18
15
14
12
10
9
11
12
13
12
12
11
10
9
15
18
20
16
14
Feels °C
10
7
5
9
12
15
10
8
5
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
9
7
6
12
14
14
9
9
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