Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.6°C
0.2° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
167
129
129
98
98
56
55
34
31
30
18
11
11
10
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
5
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NE
5
NE
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM2.03m
11:59PM1.89m
12:33PM1.99m
00:57AM1.86m
1:34PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.51m
5:53PM0.60m
6:15AM0.56m
6:53PM0.63m
7:13AM0.60m
7:56PM0.64m
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Temp °C
10
9
14
18
19
16
13
13
14
13
17
19
19
16
14
13
13
13
18
20
22
21
17
Feels °C
7
6
11
14
13
10
7
8
10
9
13
15
14
11
9
9
10
10
15
15
20
18
13
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