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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 25 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:33PM 1.96 | 8:08AM 2.06 | 8:33PM 1.94 | 9:08AM 2.06 | 9:34PM 1.92 | 10:06AM 2.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:49AM 0.37 | 2:30PM 0.52 | 2:46AM 0.43 | 3:33PM 0.55 | 3:44AM 0.50 | 4:31PM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:35 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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