Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (13 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
1
S
14
1
S
14
0.7
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
445
408
326
249
394
361
85
190
230
206
178
147
149
145
101
96
93
82
57
52
48
38
23
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
8:14PM2.02m
8:43AM2.00m
8:56PM1.97m
Low Tide
1:10AM0.44m
1:23PM0.42m
1:52AM0.42m
2:08PM0.44m
2:32AM0.43m
2:52PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
11
15
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
11
10
10
9
12
14
15
14
11
Feels °C
4
4
8
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
9
8
6
10
10
11
10
8
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