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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (03 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
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 kJ (?) | 113 | 108 | 173 | 158 | 144 | 123 | 67 | 63 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:44AM 1.96 | 8:10PM 1.94 | 8:20AM 1.93 | 8:49PM 1.93 | 8:56AM 1.89 | 9:27PM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:35AM 0.48 | 1:59PM 0.46 | 2:15AM 0.49 | 2:36PM 0.45 | 2:56AM 0.52 | 3:13PM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Mon 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:55 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
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