Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
1.4
S
9
1.8
S
10
2
S
13
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
58
85
135
123
311
706
1293
1249
1208
1430
1857
1768
1544
1269
1005
902
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:43PM1.98m
10:00AM1.91m
10:23PM1.98m
10:42AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.54m
4:05PM0.52m
4:41AM0.50m
4:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
10
8
6
7
6
5
5
5
7
8
9
8
8
8
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
1
-1
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
0
-1
0
1
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