Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.9° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (27 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
3
3
2
3
7
5
6
7
32
28
17
17
14
27
24
14
16
27
21
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NW
15
NW
30
S
15
S
5
S
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
20
E
0
SSE
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:08AM2.03m
7:25PM2.01m
7:55AM2.07m
8:11PM2.00m
8:44AM2.09m
9:03PM1.98m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.48m
1:43AM0.37m
2:06PM0.47m
2:30AM0.37m
3:00PM0.48m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:03
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7:37
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Temp °C
17
19
19
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
17
17
15
14
14
13
17
20
22
19
16
Feels °C
12
13
17
9
10
10
11
9
13
11
13
16
9
9
8
7
11
15
17
14
11
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