Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Cliffs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.5
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
33
72
347
380
548
455
363
311
246
211
165
0
66
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
10
WSW
50
SW
50
SW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
15
E
15
NE
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:45PM1.84m
2:13AM1.74m
2:51PM1.83m
3:33AM1.75m
4:11PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:06PM0.66m
8:34AM0.56m
9:17PM0.66m
9:47AM0.55m
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
2
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
10
8
9
9
9
10
11
9
8
7
6
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
7
9
10
0
-2
0
2
2
3
5
5
5
4
3
8
8
8
8
6
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