Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 04 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (04 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.4
SSE
1.1
SE
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)11111211111111101012109910101010999101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101112741206889731258216038044412500000000000
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
1.99
7:59PM
1.93
8:18AM
2.02
8:42PM
1.96
8:58AM
2.02
9:23PM
1.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.47
1:54PM
0.52
2:03AM
0.45
2:36PM
0.48
2:47AM
0.45
3:16PM
0.46
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sat
07
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:45-------7:43-------7:42--
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C131313141616141212121517181716151413172221201916
Feels °C (?)57981112121010101415151415141211162019201713
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