Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.0° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
1
SSW
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
37
35
34
34
33
20
19
19
19
11
11
11
10
10
10
16
62
55
166
64
178
181
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
35
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:45AM1.86m
7:10PM1.96m
7:25AM1.92m
7:46PM2.01m
8:06AM1.96m
8:24PM2.02m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.66m
12:50PM0.58m
1:26AM0.59m
1:30PM0.53m
2:04AM0.52m
2:10PM0.50m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
13
14
15
18
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
12
15
13
13
12
12
10
11
13
12
13
11
9
9
7
8
8
9
9
11
5
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