Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)--
Afternoon (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
6
4
4
3
4
6
6
6
7
4
5
20
19
11
59
86
78
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25PM1.84m
10:53AM1.85m
11:10PM1.78m
11:39AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:21PM0.61m
4:43AM0.61m
5:07PM0.67m
5:30AM0.69m
5:56PM0.73m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
12
11
10
11
13
16
15
13
14
Feels °C
14
12
11
10
9
9
12
13
13
14
11
9
8
9
10
13
12
11
11
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