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Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 30 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
19.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (30 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)8886665561414131313121211111010167714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)621301816858203658565449262423201925273420
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscrosscross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.86
3:54PM
1.78
4:30AM
1.83
5:06PM
1.76
5:46AM
1.84
6:19PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
0.45
9:44AM
0.61
10:16PM
0.49
10:51AM
0.64
11:24PM
0.50
12:08PM
0.64
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:16-------6:16-------6:18----
Sunset-------8:24-------8:23-------8:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211918161919191817161515212426262117161618191818
Feels °C (?)211817141717181716161414212224241815161719181618
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