Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.6° C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (15 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)--
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
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)
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
8
7
7
5
6
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
15
13
7
75
246
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:56AM1.87m
6:35PM1.99m
7:00AM1.91m
7:34PM2.06m
7:58AM1.95m
Low Tide
11:47PM0.59m
12:10PM0.44m
00:58AM0.57m
1:10PM0.44m
1:58AM0.54m
2:07PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
13
15
17
14
13
12
12
11
12
16
17
15
14
12
11
10
10
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
10
13
15
13
10
8
9
7
8
13
13
12
11
10
8
8
7
11
9
10
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