Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
3
17
29
25
11
8
8
23
21
28
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
SW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross-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-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:14AM1.84m
12:49PM1.88m
1:09AM1.78m
1:45PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.58m
6:37AM0.51m
7:03PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
1
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
9
9
12
17
15
14
15
14
15
16
16
17
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
9
8
7
4
4
8
13
11
9
11
11
12
14
13
15
11
9
8
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