Cliffs Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cliffs

Issued: 5 am 08 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.5° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (08 Jun)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thu
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
1
SSE
8
1.7
S
9
2.1
S
10
3
S
14
2.5
SSE
18
3.5
S
17
2.5
SSE
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
35
35
32
16
36
61
51
133
495
914
3248
3945
8151
4153
5667
3838
2725
2723
1454
1237
933
800
418
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
W
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:41AM1.77m
00:12AM1.89m
12:27PM1.79m
00:53AM1.91m
1:14PM1.83m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.67m
5:51PM0.65m
6:33AM0.63m
6:34PM0.61m
7:16AM0.56m
7:19PM0.58m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
15
17
15
13
14
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
12
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
5
12
14
12
9
9
3
3
2
2
0
0
2
3
4
3
5
7
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
2
SSE
14
2.5
SSE
18
2.4
SSE
17
2.1
SSE
16
1.9
SSE
16
1.6
SSE
15
1.5
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
30
35
35
32
16
16
61
51
23
218
380
1667
4247
3388
2274
1684
1162
886
672
603
390
347
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
19
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
10
0.3
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
21
0.9
SSE
22
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
6
36
16
8
2
82
471
668
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
4
1
SSE
8
1.7
S
9
2.1
S
10
3
S
14
2.5
SSE
18
3.5
S
17
2.5
SSE
18
3
S
17
3
S
16
2.5
S
15
2.5
S
15
2
S
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
1
133
495
914
3248
3945
8151
4153
5667
3838
2725
2723
1454
1237
933
800
418
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
1
2
4
1
4
4
3
1
2
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
42
96
96
112
123
123
123
116
119
119
123
119
119
66
52
52
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
6
6
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
9
9
7
6
6
5
6
8
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
8
8
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