Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
105
102
67
64
60
37
38
40
33
32
30
30
15
14
13
12
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
0
E
5
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:47PM2.03m
12:13PM1.94m
00:29AM1.96m
12:59PM1.88m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.56m
6:19PM0.64m
6:49AM0.58m
7:05PM0.70m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
7
10
11
10
9
8
8
7
7
12
14
12
9
Feels °C
5
4
3
2
4
8
9
8
6
5
5
4
3
8
10
8
5
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