Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
20
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
19
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
387
344
246
237
157
146
144
144
135
130
128
406
533
644
611
433
394
291
277
201
167
154
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
E
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:45AM2.01m
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
11:02PM2.08m
11:25AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
5:19AM0.54m
5:32PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
13
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
5
5
7
11
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
6
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