Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (31 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SW
7
1.2
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
10
1.7
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
SSE
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
9
9
9
10
9
23
190
577
682
617
533
426
928
736
247
195
157
154
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
SW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
7:57AM1.82m
8:24PM1.93m
8:38AM1.87m
Low Tide
1:20PM0.65m
2:00AM0.69m
2:02PM0.60m
2:41AM0.63m
2:43PM0.56m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
15
13
12
11
9
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
5
6
10
12
11
8
Feels °C
10
10
10
8
7
7
5
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
6
8
8
4
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