Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.2
SW
8
1
SSW
9
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.1
SSE
15
1.4
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
281
231
489
441
422
380
367
182
173
450
293
442
619
805
833
874
698
986
785
574
836
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM2.02m
9:37PM2.07m
10:02AM2.01m
10:22PM2.02m
10:47AM1.96m
Low Tide
3:25PM0.47m
3:54AM0.48m
4:11PM0.52m
4:39AM0.51m
4:56PM0.58m
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cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
2
3
5
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