Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
8
0.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
105
105
130
129
160
304
313
276
405
366
387
240
160
120
63
11
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:34AM1.65m
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:33PM0.82m
9:52AM0.75m
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
7
6
6
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
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