Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.5° 

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)17s
Afternoon (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
8:36PM1.90m
9:08AM1.92m
9:17PM1.84m
9:50AM1.88m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.50m
2:52AM0.45m
3:20PM0.55m
3:32AM0.51m
4:05PM0.61m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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6:22
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7:23
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Temp °C
25
20
17
18
17
16
20
25
25
21
17
16
16
17
19
22
19
16
14
Feels °C
22
16
14
16
14
13
17
22
23
17
15
14
14
15
16
18
15
14
9
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