Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.6° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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)
1
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
67
142
124
167
185
173
173
142
68
52
54
55
55
40
41
39
30
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:11PM1.74m
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
4:41AM1.78m
5:08PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
10:33PM0.71m
10:49AM0.67m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
7
6
8
9
11
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
5
6
6
4
4
3
7
7
7
8
7
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