Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.4° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
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)
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
S
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
10
0.5
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
41
41
39
39
30
20
20
19
18
17
13
40
30
14
10
10
2
2
2
9
2
18
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
High Tide
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
6:06AM1.93m
6:27PM2.00m
Low Tide
10:49AM0.67m
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
00:03AM0.56m
12:12PM0.53m
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light rain
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Temp °C
7
7
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
12
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
18
17
17
16
10
Feels °C
2
3
7
7
8
8
7
5
5
5
9
11
10
10
8
7
8
9
14
13
13
12
5
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