Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (14 Jul)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
15
3
3
3
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
8
7
7
5
6
4
6
6
12
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:47AM1.84m
5:25PM1.93m
5:56AM1.87m
6:35PM1.99m
7:00AM1.91m
7:34PM2.06m
Low Tide
11:06AM0.44m
11:47PM0.59m
12:10PM0.44m
00:58AM0.57m
1:10PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
Feels °C
9
10
9
11
13
11
9
9
9
8
9
13
16
13
10
8
8
8
10
9
10
10
12
9
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