Cliffs Surf Break

Cliffs, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.69° S 178.04° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
13.9° C

1.2°C colder than average for this time of year

Current weather conditions and live observations for Cliffs based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Cliffs right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Cliffs

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Wairoa

66 km SSW8 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 45°)
5
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Awa wx

133 km SSW21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(10 km/h at 320°)
20
18 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kawerau

135 km W60 m above sea level

52 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 104°)
5
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Te Mata Peak

148 km SSW100 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 205°)
15
15.3 °C-
-
-
-
0

Burma Rd HB

148 km SSW414 m above sea level

40 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 218°)
5
14.2 °C-
-
-
-
0

Pongakawa wx

163 km W29 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 301°)
5
13 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waimapu wx

197 km W24 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 110°)
0
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tauranga

203 km W15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 91°)
15
15 °C-
-
-
-
0

Waihi

227 km WNW10 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
15
light winds from the NW
(16 km/h at 309°)
25
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

Kihikihi wx

246 km W75 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
wind obs. (14 kph from 33 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Cliffs and within an acceptable time window.

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