Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.5
SSW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
19
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
5
6
4
6
6
6
5
5
17
5
5
4
28
33
42
125
70
68
69
47
46
178
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:35PM1.99m
7:00AM1.91m
7:34PM2.06m
7:58AM1.95m
8:28PM2.11m
8:53AM1.99m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.57m
1:10PM0.44m
1:58AM0.54m
2:07PM0.45m
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
12
13
16
18
15
13
12
10
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
12
14
12
Feels °C
11
9
8
9
10
13
16
12
10
9
8
7
8
11
10
9
8
8
6
5
6
10
12
11
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