Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.4°C
1.6° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
2
14
26
26
44
220
210
147
101
95
60
59
49
27
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
NE
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross
High Tide
1:14AM1.71m
1:46PM1.73m
2:05AM1.65m
2:36PM1.70m
3:08AM1.63m
3:41PM1.69m
Low Tide
7:38AM0.75m
8:09PM0.81m
8:27AM0.80m
9:07PM0.83m
9:27AM0.82m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
15
15
12
10
9
8
10
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
7
5
6
7
11
11
7
6
4
4
7
10
8
9
7
7
6
5
8
14
14
11
11
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