Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
7
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.1
SE
13
1.5
SSE
13
1.6
SE
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
145
127
132
135
132
129
108
82
98
125
257
313
281
411
725
791
13
3
3
9
11
11
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:39AM1.70m
3:12PM1.71m
3:34AM1.65m
4:09PM1.68m
4:36AM1.63m
5:20PM1.69m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.72m
9:33PM0.82m
9:52AM0.75m
10:32PM0.84m
10:51AM0.76m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
10
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
1
-1
0
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
7
6
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