Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
1
S
11
0.8
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
34
32
31
30
30
30
30
28
53
90
147
184
434
445
439
318
242
160
233
198
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
W
15
W
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:09PM2.01m
6:33AM1.95m
6:53PM2.05m
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.46m
00:26AM0.48m
12:37PM0.42m
1:10AM0.44m
1:23PM0.42m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
13
11
10
9
9
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
11
15
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
8
6
5
5
7
7
7
9
7
7
6
5
7
9
7
7
9
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