Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is

15.2°C

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	8s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	S 8	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4	4	3	3	2	1	3	5	5	4	4	4	4	21	22	23	48	48	42	19	17	16	14	14	12	12	11
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NE	NNE	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNE	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	ENE	E	E	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	00:57AM1.86m					1:34PM1.97m				2:02AM1.84m				2:35PM1.95m				3:12AM1.84m				3:35PM1.94m					4:15AM1.87m
Low Tide				7:13AM0.60m				7:56PM0.64m				8:14AM0.63m				8:57PM0.62m				9:18AM0.63m				9:54PM0.58m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	18	19	21	20	16	15	14	15	18	19	19	19	18	15	13	14	15	17	17	16	15	16	15	15
Feels °C	10	10	12	16	15	18	16	12	12	11	12	17	15	16	17	17	14	12	14	15	16	16	17	16	16	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	E 6	S 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 14	S 14	SSE 15	NE 5	ENE 6	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 8
kJ	4	4	3	3	1	1	3	4	3	1	2	4	4	21	4	4	48	48	42	19	17	5	10	9	7	10	10
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 6	S 9	—	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	NE 6	NE 6	E 6	SSE 15	SSE 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 7	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	—	3	5	5	4	4	2	2	1	22	23	4	3	3	3	4	16	14	14	12	12	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 12	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 6	—	NE 6	ENE 4	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	7	—	5	1	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	26	18	17	11	10	14	17	25	25	47	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Anaura Bay East Cape	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Sponge bay Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Waikanae Beach - Roberts Road Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	8	9	35	35	35	35	296	56	41	19	35	19	35	37	47	45	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	45	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori North	Last Chance	Last Chance					Mahanga Beach	Whangara	Last Chance	Whangara	Blacks Reef	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Tuamotu Island	Point Annihilation	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	6

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