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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Cliffs today?
The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 3AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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) (?) | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:28PM 1.71 | 12:00PM 1.81 | 12:14AM 1.73 | 12:48PM 1.84 | 1:01AM 1.76 | 1:33PM 1.88 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:41AM 0.72 | 6:20PM 0.71 | 6:28AM 0.69 | 7:08PM 0.68 | 7:13AM 0.64 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:13 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
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