Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Jun)--
Evening (02 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 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
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
4
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM1.76m
6:52AM1.69m
7:31PM1.75m
7:41AM1.68m
8:16PM1.75m
8:32AM1.69m
Low Tide
00:58AM0.73m
1:06PM0.63m
1:48AM0.74m
1:52PM0.67m
2:37AM0.74m
2:42PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:52
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
12
11
11
16
19
15
13
15
13
13
12
14
17
17
17
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
11
9
9
14
16
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
14
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
7
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
18
18
21
3
4
75
51
26
65
61
43
48
48
47
42
27
26
11
15
11
10
14
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
13
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
6
3
15
22
13
3
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
89
91
122
32
55
314
327
311
477
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
3
3
300
300
292
98
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
37
42
6
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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