Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.1° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
10
1
SSE
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
328
205
400
451
633
346
309
251
180
163
126
81
123
97
96
78
72
52
69
59
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
NW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
7:57AM1.82m
8:24PM1.93m
8:38AM1.87m
9:03PM1.97m
9:19AM1.89m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.60m
2:41AM0.63m
2:43PM0.56m
3:20AM0.58m
3:24PM0.54m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
10
11
10
8
7
6
7
8
14
16
14
12
Feels °C
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
7
7
6
3
2
1
2
2
10
13
11
7
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