Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
11
11
10
7
7
17
16
16
15
3
3
3
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
5
7
7
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39AM1.84m
4:14PM1.90m
4:47AM1.84m
5:25PM1.93m
5:56AM1.87m
6:35PM1.99m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.43m
10:33PM0.58m
11:06AM0.44m
11:47PM0.59m
12:10PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:22
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5:02
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
9
12
15
13
10
10
11
12
13
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
3
5
8
12
9
6
7
8
9
10
13
13
13
12
11
9
8
9
14
14
13
10
10
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