Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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 (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.8
NNE
0.1
S
1.1
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
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
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)9888889998999998888886611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)773310200022221111111112
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
N
5
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.07
7:21PM
2.13
7:39AM
2.06
8:12PM
2.13
8:33AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.36
12:42AM
0.42
1:09PM
0.32
1:33AM
0.42
1:57PM
0.33
2:28AM
0.45
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset5:36-------5:35-------5:32-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11388---------13-----
Temp. °C191919191716181720181615141415172017141413141518
Feels °C (?)161515151313171818171514131314162017131211131417
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