Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 11 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.2° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Jun)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.6
S
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
10
7
3
8
8
4
14
22
21
42
69
39
40
21
40
36
104
113
113
104
93
53
53
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM1.93m
6:40PM2.04m
7:05AM1.94m
7:42PM2.07m
8:08AM1.95m
8:41PM2.09m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.39m
1:02AM0.54m
1:19PM0.42m
2:07AM0.55m
2:19PM0.46m
3:06AM0.56m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
12
15
12
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
13
11
11
10
10
8
6
6
9
12
8
8
8
9
10
9
11
10
9
10
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Energy kJ
10
10
7
3
8
7
4
3
22
10
42
69
8
13
14
8
25
104
113
113
104
93
53
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
20
4
4
3
3
3
3
14
3
21
3
5
39
18
21
40
36
61
23
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
12
0.1
N
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
N
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
3
5
3
3
3
3
5
3
3
5
1
10
11
3
2
5
4
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
8
4
3
26
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
9
9
9
9
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
6
8
8
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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