Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (20 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)--
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
112
40
40
53
53
53
147
142
131
65
66
65
59
57
56
35
33
31
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM1.87m
12:17PM1.84m
00:30AM1.79m
1:01PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.65m
6:09AM0.62m
6:28PM0.72m
6:53AM0.69m
7:17PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
15
17
15
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
10
9
8
7
6
5
3
4
12
13
11
7
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