Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.9° 

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
SW
7
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
1.3
S
8
1.7
S
10
2
S
11
2.1
S
12
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.7
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
72
52
75
60
58
58
135
121
245
598
1042
1187
1148
1413
811
774
1321
1111
1005
792
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
SSE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:19AM1.89m
9:43PM1.98m
10:00AM1.91m
10:23PM1.98m
10:42AM1.92m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.54m
4:00AM0.54m
4:05PM0.52m
4:41AM0.50m
4:47PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
14
15
13
10
9
9
10
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
9
Feels °C
2
10
12
11
7
5
5
5
-1
0
-2
-2
-3
-4
-5
-4
-2
-1
0
1
3
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