Cliffs Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 15 Nov 2025 NZDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Today's Cliffs sea temperature is 17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 7PM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	13s
Afternoon (15 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	6s
Evening (15 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	4s

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

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	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	SE	E	ESE	S	S	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	13	14	6	6	4	10	3	6	6	6	6	7	8	9	9	9	8	8	14	13	12	11	10	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	4	4	1	1	4	0	1	3	3	3	4	4	7	7	8	7	7	1	4	3	6	5	4	4
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	SSE	SE	SE	E	NNW	NNW	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			3:14PM 1.93				3:54AM 1.86					4:06PM 1.91				4:42AM 1.86				4:53PM 1.88				5:23AM 1.86
Low Tide / height (m)	8:59AM 0.70				9:32PM 0.65				9:56AM 0.69					10:20PM 0.62				10:45AM 0.67				11:03PM 0.59

	Saturday 15					Sunday 16								Monday 17								Tuesday 18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	-	-	7:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	18	19	17	15	14	11	11	15	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	17	18	20	20	16	14	12	12
Feels °C (?)	15	15	15	14	14	13	9	9	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	15	14	15	16	14	12	10	10

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