Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
24
64
131
146
93
142
127
167
153
161
180
145
83
54
55
55
49
36
39
38
30
20
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
S
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:43AM1.66m
3:11PM1.74m
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:59AM0.81m
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
8
7
7
9
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
4
5
4
4
2
1
2
0
0
1
2
5
6
6
4
2
3
6
7
7
8
6
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