Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 5 pm 25 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (26 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sun
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.6
S
10
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
1
S
7
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
39
79
92
134
143
218
194
91
66
65
63
39
34
18
65
64
106
101
92
84
97
103
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
40
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
15
S
15
NE
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:27PM1.87m
2:37AM1.85m
3:11PM1.82m
3:22AM1.78m
3:55PM1.77m
4:08AM1.72m
Low Tide
8:34PM0.70m
8:54AM0.60m
9:20PM0.73m
9:37AM0.63m
10:07PM0.76m
10:23AM0.65m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
2
1
1
1
2
4
2
3
8
1
2
2
2
2
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
14
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
9
6
8
9
5
4
7
12
10
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
Energy kJ
90
88
64
75
96
89
92
150
159
167
214
233
233
194
191
177
180
177
173
184
246
260
272
212
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
17
Energy kJ
4
3
10
40
123
126
91
66
65
63
39
34
18
17
64
106
101
92
84
85
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
2
2
3
6
32
16
8
8
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
S
6
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
11
1.4
ENE
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
Energy kJ
4
7
39
79
92
134
143
218
194
402
65
58
24
41
55
72
97
103
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
5
3
1
1
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
1
3
Distance (km)
19
52
66
95
66
96
96
96
35
4
0
0
9
3
9
9
39
42
46
46
56
42
110
116
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Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
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5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
8
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