Cliffs Surf Break
Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Cliffs

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year


How big are the waves at Cliffs today (04 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jun)--
Afternoon (04 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (04 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning).

Thu
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sun
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
7
6
6
5
5
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
WSW
40
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:03PM1.76m
9:23AM1.71m
9:52PM1.79m
10:11AM1.73m
10:42PM1.82m
10:56AM1.75m
Low Tide
2:42PM0.70m
3:26AM0.73m
3:33PM0.72m
4:14AM0.72m
4:22PM0.71m
5:02AM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
5
1
Temp °C
19
15
13
13
15
15
16
20
20
18
16
15
15
15
15
18
17
15
14
13
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
17
12
11
11
14
13
15
18
16
15
14
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
11
10
9
9
8
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
12
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
1
6
5
5
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
7
6
1
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
3
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
1
26
47
1
1
2
2
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
19
19
217
216
236
216
6
3
9
9
9
9
12
12
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
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