Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
ESE
11
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
29
29
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
6
0
0
4
4
6
6
6
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
9:25AM1.96m
9:40PM1.91m
10:09AM1.91m
10:25PM1.84m
10:53AM1.85m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.54m
3:56AM0.53m
4:21PM0.61m
4:43AM0.61m
5:07PM0.67m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
14
11
10
10
9
13
17
17
15
13
13
13
12
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
7
6
6
4
8
13
13
12
10
11
12
11
11
11
14
12
12
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