Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.7
S
6
1
S
8
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
8
8
8
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
25
28
28
36
124
248
363
505
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:51AM1.92m
7:19PM2.07m
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.54m
12:58PM0.43m
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
3
2
3
4
1
2
2
3
5
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
10
10
10
11
9
8
8
11
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
6
3
1
-1
0
1
0
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