Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.5° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
4
2
2
2
4
6
24
29
26
22
17
16
6
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:36AM1.66m
6:18PM1.74m
6:27AM1.71m
7:03PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.83m
11:47AM0.74m
00:30AM0.80m
12:36PM0.70m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
13
14
12
9
9
9
9
10
15
15
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
5
10
10
8
5
4
5
5
6
11
10
7
6
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