Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 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 (21 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (21 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
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)
2.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
SSW
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1316
462
421
253
180
128
89
63
41
33
32
14
11
33
45
109
130
46
84
54
55
138
149
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
SE
10
E
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:45AM1.67m
1:14PM1.73m
1:39AM1.65m
2:07PM1.72m
2:43AM1.66m
3:11PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.81m
7:43PM0.79m
7:59AM0.83m
8:41PM0.79m
8:59AM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
11
14
14
13
12
10
9
9
14
15
16
10
9
8
7
6
11
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
2
2
8
10
10
9
9
7
5
5
11
12
14
3
4
4
4
3
6
2
3
2
2
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