Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
SE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
21
20
17
17
16
14
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:22AM1.91m
6:40PM1.98m
7:05AM1.95m
7:20PM1.97m
7:47AM1.96m
7:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.48m
00:53AM0.45m
1:10PM0.46m
1:34AM0.43m
1:53PM0.47m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:30
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6:28
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6:26
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7:20
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7:21
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1
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
19
20
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
12
11
12
15
17
18
18
14
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
12
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