Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
362
348
331
326
263
259
242
180
170
161
141
108
111
105
69
68
67
66
68
68
39
27
24
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
NE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NNE
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM2.06m
9:29PM2.01m
10:00AM2.06m
10:19PM1.97m
10:50AM2.04m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.39m
3:23PM0.46m
3:47AM0.39m
4:12PM0.48m
4:36AM0.43m
5:05PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
10
10
9
13
14
16
14
13
12
11
12
15
19
17
16
14
13
11
9
11
15
14
16
16
Feels °C
7
7
6
11
9
12
12
10
9
8
8
11
16
14
15
11
10
8
6
9
12
11
13
12
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