Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.2° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (08 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
2
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
11
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSW
17
1.3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
18
17
16
16
15
14
13
3
43
32
108
471
900
643
255
441
543
7
7
6
29
263
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
SW
35
SSE
45
S
45
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:39PM1.94m
11:56AM1.85m
00:18AM1.93m
12:42PM1.87m
00:59AM1.91m
1:30PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.54m
6:00PM0.55m
6:40AM0.49m
6:45PM0.54m
7:24AM0.45m
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clear
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thunderstorm
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
4
3
3
3
2
4
7
15
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
11
13
14
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
11
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
9
9
8
9
11
11
9
10
9
8
9
6
3
2
7
4
3
1
2
3
4
3
3
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