Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (26 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
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 (?)
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.7
ENE
1
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
E
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)716151514141313121212117777816151010101212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)255444433332000009400000
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.87
1:12AM
1.93
1:34PM
1.80
2:10AM
1.88
2:38PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.53
7:28AM
0.64
7:54PM
0.59
8:32AM
0.69
8:56PM
0.63
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--7:15-------7:16-------7:16-----
Sunset-----7:10-------7:08-------7:07--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----12234242-1----------
Temp. °C171717171616161617171617181717161617192225231918
Feels °C (?)141413131211121213131213151416151617202324221817
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