Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 11 am 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
25
25
24
24
15
15
15
9
17
14
14
12
12
11
11
20
10
16
5
24
8
8
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
0
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM1.99m
5:02AM1.93m
5:36PM2.01m
6:03AM1.93m
6:40PM2.04m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.37m
10:50PM0.50m
11:21AM0.38m
11:54PM0.52m
12:20PM0.39m
1:02AM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
18
16
14
13
12
13
14
16
17
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
13
16
13
10
9
8
9
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
11
11
13
12
11
12
10
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
35
25
25
24
24
15
15
15
9
17
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
5
15
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
7
7
3
16
14
6
4
4
6
20
4
4
3
3
3
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
6
7
7
4
4
7
8
3
3
3
4
4
7
4
4
3
5
3
3
3
5
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
16
2
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
37
45
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
9
3
9
1
2
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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