Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.2° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
144
130
118
127
101
67
64
61
39
38
37
35
33
34
33
20
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
NW
5
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:03AM1.79m
6:32PM1.89m
6:45AM1.86m
7:10PM1.96m
Low Tide
00:02AM0.73m
12:10PM0.65m
00:46AM0.66m
12:50PM0.58m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
17
17
14
12
12
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
8
14
14
11
9
9
10
10
13
14
13
12
13
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