Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.1° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
1
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)
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
76
46
66
64
37
32
29
27
26
17
20
22
23
22
19
8
8
29
25
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
15
ESE
15
E
5
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
0
NNE
10
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:16PM1.91m
5:38AM1.90m
6:00PM1.96m
6:22AM1.97m
6:42PM1.99m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.62m
11:32PM0.55m
11:47AM0.56m
00:16AM0.48m
12:31PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
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Temp °C
19
25
26
20
15
13
12
13
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
12
18
22
23
18
16
Feels °C
15
20
21
15
11
10
9
10
16
15
15
15
14
13
11
8
13
20
20
12
10
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