Cliffs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 NZST
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Today's Cliffs sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Cliffs at 12AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (13 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
12
0.5
SSE
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
89
85
85
188
174
176
169
160
747
694
704
599
569
663
368
86
300
216
184
186
148
55
57
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:50PM1.77m
2:13AM1.88m
2:40PM1.83m
3:00AM1.92m
3:29PM1.90m
3:49AM1.95m
Low Tide
7:59PM0.65m
8:37AM0.58m
8:48PM0.59m
9:22AM0.51m
9:38PM0.53m
10:08AM0.43m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:00
7:01
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
5:05
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
15
14
12
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
18
11
11
10
9
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.5
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Energy kJ
95
89
85
56
188
174
176
169
160
351
427
367
362
342
269
235
86
34
145
70
75
56
55
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SSE
12
0.2
E
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
17
17
7
85
16
4
10
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
81
6
25
7
7
21
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
3
27
16
15
6
2
11
11
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
7
5
18
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.1
S
12
0.7
SSE
6
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
10
Energy kJ
1
12
32
27
32
747
694
704
599
569
663
368
43
300
216
184
186
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
35
3
3
3
9
52
66
66
66
116
116
116
112
66
116
116
52
52
9
9
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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