Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.6° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (27 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (27 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SE
13
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
S
11
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.1
S
11
0.6
S
9
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
257
313
264
411
373
281
144
141
2
55
11
11
11
11
10
2
2
5
9
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
5:36AM1.66m
6:18PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
11:34PM0.83m
11:47AM0.74m
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clear
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7:13
7:13
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5:14
5:15
5:15
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
6
7
8
8
7
10
10
8
6
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