Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (07 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SSE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
14
0.9
SE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
129
80
147
326
305
288
232
222
167
126
120
116
93
87
60
59
58
57
56
46
28
83
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM1.90m
00:32AM1.88m
1:05PM1.89m
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.46m
6:20PM0.54m
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
9
9
9
7
6
7
7
8
11
12
11
9
8
9
10
10
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
2
2
2
6
5
6
4
2
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
4
5
7
7
12
11
10
10
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