Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 56mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
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)
0.8
S
8
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
10
1.9
SE
11
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
10
0.1
S
18
2
SSE
10
1
SSW
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.7
S
8
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
122
290
367
513
485
562
806
504
538
523
6
701
144
161
133
103
64
269
269
269
32
61
53
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:18AM1.93m
12:42PM1.87m
00:59AM1.91m
1:30PM1.89m
1:45AM1.89m
2:19PM1.90m
Low Tide
6:40AM0.49m
6:45PM0.54m
7:24AM0.45m
7:35PM0.54m
8:10AM0.42m
8:29PM0.54m
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7:24
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7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
2
4
3
4
6
8
9
12
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
7
5
5
3
3
1
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
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