Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 15 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSE
18
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
1
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
25
28
30
38
51
47
127
201
307
301
338
466
416
882
720
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
40
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SW
35
SW
35
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:42AM1.98m
8:05PM2.10m
8:30AM2.01m
8:51PM2.10m
9:16AM2.02m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.49m
1:48PM0.42m
2:26AM0.46m
2:37PM0.43m
3:10AM0.46m
3:25PM0.47m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
3
3
4
3
4
3
1
1
4
3
2
3
2
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
9
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
10
4
4
1
-1
1
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
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