Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.0° C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
120
116
93
87
60
59
58
57
56
46
45
83
34
31
29
28
16
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
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
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM1.89m
1:22AM1.83m
1:58PM1.86m
2:20AM1.79m
2:55PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:56AM0.45m
7:14PM0.57m
7:47AM0.47m
8:12PM0.60m
8:44AM0.49m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
15
17
13
12
Feels °C
3
7
7
7
5
4
5
5
7
11
12
10
10
10
8
7
7
12
15
10
10
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