Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (15 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SW
0.2
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)335666666566698991413121111109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211333331118344082326321521297941371917
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
W
5
W
5
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
E
20
ENE
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
1.85
4:38AM
1.95
5:00PM
1.94
5:22AM
2.01
5:46PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06AM
0.61
10:22PM
0.58
10:54AM
0.52
11:08PM
0.51
11:39AM
0.43
11:54PM
0.45
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:39-------5:38-------5:37-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161820181616161617191917141313121418181815141313
Feels °C (?)11131817121110111316141498991116141612111011
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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