Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
237
157
146
144
144
135
130
128
406
528
637
604
433
399
291
277
199
167
152
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
11:02PM2.08m
11:25AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
5:19AM0.54m
5:32PM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
12
12
12
11
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
8
6
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