Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
1
2
2
0
1
1
3
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
1.5
SSW
14
1.3
S
8
1.3
SSW
8
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1
SSE
17
1
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
108
131
904
234
252
280
271
317
433
487
487
452
362
273
569
556
417
326
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
W
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
S
5
ESE
10
N
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
0
NNW
0
S
10
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.50m
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
14
12
11
9
8
9
11
10
8
7
8
9
11
17
17
16
13
Feels °C
13
8
8
7
6
3
3
4
6
7
5
3
3
5
7
15
16
14
9
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