Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.4° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (14 Aug):

    The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.


    Short Range Forecast

    Heavy rain (total 57mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

    Thu
    13
    Friday
    14
    Saturday
    15
    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
    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
    SE
    9
    0.4
    SE
    9
    0.6
    NE
    6
    0.3
    SE
    8
    0.3
    SE
    8
    0.1
    S
    16
    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
    16
    0.1
    S
    18
    0.1
    S
    18
    0.1
    S
    18
    0.1
    S
    18
    Wave Graph
    Metric surfscale
    Energy kJ
    0
    0
    0
    11
    10
    5
    8
    8
    8
    5
    8
    4
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    Wind (km/h)
    10
    NNE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    20
    NE
    25
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    30
    ENE
    30
    ENE
    25
    ENE
    20
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    10
    SE
    20
    SE
    15
    SE
    15
    SSE
    15
    S
    Wind State
    off
    off
    off
    off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    off
    cross-off
    cross-off
    cross-on
    cross
    cross-on
    cross-on
    on
    High Tide
    6:28PM2.00m
    6:51AM1.92m
    7:19PM2.07m
    7:42AM1.98m
    8:05PM2.10m
    Low Tide
    12:04PM0.45m
    00:48AM0.54m
    12:58PM0.43m
    1:39AM0.49m
    1:48PM0.42m
    light rain
    light rain
    part cloud
    cloud
    cloud
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    light rain
    light rain
    mod rain
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    light rain
    light rain
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    light rain
    light rain
    light rain
    light rain
    light rain
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
    6:54
    6:54
    <span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
    5:28
    5:29
    5:30
     mm
    5
    3
    1
    4
    10
    6
    2
    2
    1
    1
    4
    5
    3
    2
    Temp °C
    12
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    14
    14
    13
    13
    13
    13
    14
    13
    Feels °C
    10
    9
    10
    10
    10
    9
    9
    9
    8
    9
    9
    11
    13
    12
    11
    10
    11
    12
    11
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    • Wind Speed (km/h)
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