Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
1
S
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1.1
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
39
70
24
63
115
67
87
181
191
171
210
165
165
138
177
65
Wind (km/h)
20
S
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
S
15
S
10
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
2:43AM1.66m
3:11PM1.74m
3:49AM1.71m
4:18PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:41PM0.79m
8:59AM0.81m
9:39PM0.76m
9:59AM0.75m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
8
11
9
10
9
9
9
6
6
7
9
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
5
5
4
4
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
4
6
6
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