Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.4° C

1.4°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (03 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:49PM1.83m
9:04AM1.78m
9:34PM1.87m
9:47AM1.80m
10:18PM1.91m
10:29AM1.82m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.68m
3:08AM0.71m
3:12PM0.65m
3:52AM0.67m
3:55PM0.62m
4:35AM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:58
4:58
4:59
 mm
2
7
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
15
12
9
10
10
11
11
14
16
13
10
9
10
12
10
12
Feels °C
8
9
6
4
3
2
4
8
11
9
6
7
6
8
9
11
14
11
7
7
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
153
146
148
146
141
137
132
91
88
84
81
79
76
73
50
50
51
50
50
49
48
48
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
1
4
4
4
4
21
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
3
5
4
1
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.6
ENE
10
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
23
10
12
28
31
36
46
27
18
12
12
19
75
367
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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