Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
0
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
13
1.4
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
8
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.6
SSW
12
0.9
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
756
113
683
530
730
280
415
561
487
452
362
217
469
459
412
322
Wind (km/h)
25
W
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
10
8
8
8
10
9
8
6
8
8
10
17
19
16
13
Feels °C
8
8
4
4
3
4
6
7
5
2
3
4
5
14
16
12
9
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