Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
16
0.7
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
95
90
123
115
144
300
419
385
362
344
331
326
266
263
188
180
175
149
152
111
105
102
68
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
20
SSE
20
SE
5
ENE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM2.04m
8:45PM2.03m
9:14AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
10:00AM2.06m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.42m
2:37PM0.46m
3:03AM0.39m
3:23PM0.46m
3:47AM0.39m
4:12PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
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6:43
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7:09
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Temp °C
10
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
9
13
14
15
14
13
12
11
12
15
17
16
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
10
10
10
11
10
8
7
6
11
9
10
11
10
9
8
9
11
14
14
15
11
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