Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
24
23
13
8
8
8
5
3
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
10
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:04AM1.78m
2:41PM1.88m
3:17AM1.77m
3:50PM1.88m
4:34AM1.80m
5:00PM1.91m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.60m
9:06PM0.66m
9:30AM0.61m
10:14PM0.62m
10:40AM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
light rain
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6:35
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6:33
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7:16
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Temp °C
8
8
11
14
14
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
4
5
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
12
15
14
14
13
13
10
8
8
10
11
11
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