Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.4°C
0.3° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
32
29
27
26
14
20
23
23
23
19
8
8
28
25
22
20
18
7
6
6
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
15
SE
10
E
5
NE
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
5
WSW
5
N
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:38AM1.90m
6:00PM1.96m
6:22AM1.97m
6:42PM1.99m
7:08AM2.03m
7:25PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.55m
11:47AM0.56m
00:16AM0.48m
12:31PM0.51m
00:59AM0.41m
1:17PM0.48m
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Temp °C
13
12
12
17
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
18
21
22
19
17
16
14
15
18
19
20
18
18
Feels °C
10
8
9
15
13
15
16
13
12
9
7
13
19
20
13
11
11
9
10
13
13
16
15
17
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