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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 21 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)--
Afternoon (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (21 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.2
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
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)16161615151515156615716156666131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555554441341541111333334
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
E
15
E
0
NE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.71
8:44AM
1.76
8:55PM
1.69
9:30AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:25PM
0.69
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
2:21AM
0.62
3:01PM
0.72
3:07AM
0.67
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:05-------8:06-------8:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1-41-----
Temp. °C242520181617181817171514141418181816161515151716
Feels °C (?)212117161516161615161414141417161718151415151511
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