Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
19
19
18
18
18
23
23
35
23
41
76
46
66
64
37
31
29
27
25
14
19
22
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM1.76m
4:28PM1.86m
4:54AM1.83m
5:16PM1.91m
5:38AM1.90m
6:00PM1.96m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.69m
10:47PM0.62m
11:03AM0.62m
11:32PM0.55m
11:47AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
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7:32
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7:34
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Temp °C
14
13
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
20
26
27
21
16
14
13
13
17
19
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
16
21
22
16
12
11
10
10
16
15
16
16
13
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