Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
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)
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
13
1
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
14
1.3
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
54
78
108
173
166
1034
582
659
276
321
427
439
452
367
352
213
464
459
399
335
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
5
SE
0
ESE
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.96m
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.50m
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
17
15
14
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
11
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
7
10
11
9
9
4
6
4
4
5
7
8
5
3
4
3
6
14
16
13
8
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