Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
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
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
SSE
15
1
S
14
0.9
S
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
131
186
512
445
439
326
249
394
293
104
138
180
193
172
145
149
140
99
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:53PM2.05m
7:17AM1.99m
7:34PM2.05m
8:00AM2.01m
8:14PM2.02m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.42m
1:10AM0.44m
1:23PM0.42m
1:52AM0.42m
2:08PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
15
14
12
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
8
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
8
8
6
7
8
9
9
10
10
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