Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 23). 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 (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
9
14
17
16
30
14
13
12
12
55
85
91
121
113
153
168
168
157
147
140
126
118
113
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18AM1.90m
11:53PM2.03m
12:19PM1.89m
00:51AM2.00m
1:23PM1.88m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.62m
5:31PM0.61m
6:14AM0.64m
6:30PM0.64m
7:11AM0.63m
7:28PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
3
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
11
14
13
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
Energy kJ
3
9
9
17
16
30
14
13
12
23
55
10
91
121
113
153
168
168
157
147
140
126
118
113
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
9
13
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
12
20
85
11
7
7
7
7
20
18
18
18
17
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
3
4
14
8
8
3
3
10
4
4
20
20
20
20
20
20
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
S
3
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
15
11
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
2
19
37
9
3
2
3
42
47
45
42
42
45
45
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
5
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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