Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 5 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.0° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Jun)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
116
74
69
55
30
29
28
14
13
22
21
21
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
12
32
31
201
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
10
S
5
SSE
0
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06AM1.96m
10:38PM2.09m
11:02AM1.96m
11:34PM2.08m
11:57AM1.95m
Low Tide
4:02AM0.57m
4:17PM0.55m
4:58AM0.59m
5:13PM0.58m
5:52AM0.59m
6:05PM0.62m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
15
17
14
12
14
15
15
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
6
10
12
9
8
10
11
11
11
13
15
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
126
116
74
69
55
30
29
28
14
13
22
21
21
19
18
17
16
2
2
4
12
14
16
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
19
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
2
9
9
7
2
5
2
2
1
1
1
2
15
15
14
11
3
20
201
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
3
5
5
2
5
5
4
5
2
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
9
32
31
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
45
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
52
47
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Cliffs surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest